Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine) cost at US hospitals

Nuclear medicine gastric emptying study · CPT 78264

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Stomach Emptying Scan (Nuclear Medicine)

In a gastric emptying study you eat a bland meal — usually eggs — mixed with a small amount of radioactive material, and a camera photographs your abdomen at intervals to measure how much of it is still in your stomach. It is the standard way to find out whether a stomach is emptying too slowly. Expect to be at the department for about four hours.

$67.52

lowest cash price

$1,342.00

national median

$13,266.33

highest cash price

904

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $67.52–$13,266.33 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$67.52

Banner Page Hospital — Page, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$13,266.33

HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD — HUMBLE, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,936.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($4,455.65)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $1,307.04 $1,307.04 $2,712.06
Arizona 20 $67.52 $539.85 $2,617.04
Arkansas 6 $478.04 $584.41 $1,734.00
California 87 $253.81 $1,684.80 $4,713.95
Colorado 17 $854.90 $3,729.61 $9,735.35
Florida 81 $815.60 $4,455.65 $12,469.30
Georgia 25 $898.66 $982.80 $5,993.72
Hawaii 2 $576.64 $576.64 $1,056.00
Illinois 50 $433.75 $1,470.00 $2,943.60
Indiana 26 $922.62 $1,383.50 $6,289.43
Iowa 24 $819.60 $1,293.11 $1,905.00
Kansas 11 $1,112.80 $3,410.28 $3,410.28
Kentucky 22 $991.11 $1,569.00 $6,289.43
Louisiana 2 $418.08 $418.08 $418.08
Maine 7 $1,686.40 $2,043.10 $3,165.05
Maryland 2 $318.60 $318.60 $318.60
Michigan 27 $297.36 $828.00 $1,972.00
Minnesota 19 $1,236.00 $1,775.20 $2,329.21
Mississippi 10 $290.84 $528.80 $682.50
Missouri 20 $812.90 $1,035.10 $1,945.45
Montana 2 $1,213.60 $1,213.60 $1,213.60
Nebraska 13 $291.18 $1,189.50 $2,243.15
Nevada 3 $806.47 $893.02 $1,038.42
New Hampshire 1 $2,713.45 $2,713.45 $2,713.45
New Jersey 22 $324.56 $473.22 $1,007.50
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 23 $475.51 $475.51 $3,786.00
North Carolina 15 $650.50 $1,331.43 $2,242.00
North Dakota 2 $1,665.60 $1,665.60 $2,047.20
Ohio 67 $445.38 $1,431.75 $3,670.80
Oklahoma 14 $557.68 $1,448.15 $2,741.70
Oregon 12 $137.70 $1,763.25 $2,263.50
Pennsylvania 33 $424.50 $1,228.80 $2,901.00
South Carolina 11 $686.00 $1,420.00 $5,293.00
South Dakota 7 $1,629.60 $1,813.60 $2,326.40
Tennessee 37 $270.76 $452.25 $5,669.64
Texas 115 $374.85 $1,540.23 $13,266.33
Virginia 42 $443.90 $1,364.00 $9,017.00
Washington 31 $529.88 $1,200.00 $3,955.70
West Virginia 17 $383.00 $851.20 $1,718.00
Wisconsin 32 $396.00 $1,290.00 $3,039.55
Wyoming 4 $956.34 $1,363.98 $1,570.19

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL $12,443.64 $848.52 – $2,099.91
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL $12,469.30 $848.52 – $2,155.79
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX $12,752.50 $308.08 – $2,284.75
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX $13,266.33 $301.92 – $2,284.75
RESEARCH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $222.41 – $501.04
RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER Kansas City, MO not published $218.05 – $501.04
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $218.05 – $501.04
MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER Overland Park, KS not published $218.05 – $501.04
LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER Lee's Summit, MO not published $218.05 – $501.04
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $218.05 – $501.04
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $218.05 – $501.04
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $848.52 – $2,252.85
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $848.52 – $2,068.60
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $634.65 – $848.52
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $85.33 – $904.69
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $301.92 – $2,284.75
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $107.25 – $852.41
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $638.25 – $638.25
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY not published $204.83 – $204.83
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $308.08 – $308.08
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN not published $28.22 – $624.75
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL not published $428.40 – $436.97
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN not published $422.96 – $634.44
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, TX not published $23.00 – $1,243.66
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $247.39 – $612.96
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial Jasper, TX not published $202.68 – $1,358.85
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $322.44 – $985.21
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX not published $308.08 – $338.89
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX not published $308.08 – $332.73
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL not published $764.32 – $764.32
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $455.26 – $1,656.59
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX not published $389.55 – $423.68
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT not published $1,268.29 – $1,268.29
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX not published $213.84 – $2,875.14
lodi hospital Lodi, OH not published $401.83 – $480.13
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $432.73 – $501.06
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA not published $1,206.33 – $1,206.33
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA not published $480.10 – $750.18
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN not published $421.92 – $421.92
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $127.25 – $490.03
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $397.94 – $1,405.51
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $397.94 – $1,405.51
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $397.85 – $409.55
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $668.02 – $949.44
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI not published $124.96 – $848.52
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $268.66 – $818.65
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN not published $28.22 – $624.75
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $174.97 – $443.10
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK not published $49.01 – $515.63

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