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

$1,345.40

national median

$13,266.33

highest cash price

901

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 ($3,919.00)

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 22 $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 31 $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
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $439.15 $309.53 – $1,069.64
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $443.90 $219.31 – $697.93
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $443.90 $219.31 – $697.93
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $443.90 $135.23 – $528.56
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $444.77 $309.53 – $1,069.64
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $444.77 $309.53 – $1,158.70
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $444.77 $47.60 – $1,069.64
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $445.16 $76.50 – $1,069.64
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $445.16 $377.08 – $1,098.57
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $445.38 $382.58 – $631.25
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $452.25 $135.23 – $910.18
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $164.38 – $791.28
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $452.25 $87.72 – $813.24
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $452.25 $121.84 – $790.69
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $135.23 – $910.18
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $135.23 – $870.49
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $135.23 – $813.24
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $452.25 $135.23 – $850.31
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $452.25 $121.84 – $936.12
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $452.25 $219.31 – $850.31
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $452.25 $219.31 – $850.31
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $452.25 $135.23 – $790.69
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $457.66 $72.99 – $1,401.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $473.22 $50.55 – $1,166.24
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $473.22 $55.76 – $1,069.64
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $474.80 $319.22 – $733.84
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $475.51 $227.57 – $748.54
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $475.51 $227.57 – $748.54
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $475.51 $343.30 – $748.54
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $475.51 $343.30 – $748.54
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $475.51 $333.76 – $748.54
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $475.51 $227.57 – $748.54
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $475.51 $227.57 – $748.54
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $475.51 $340.70 – $748.54
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $475.51 $343.30 – $748.54
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $475.51 $343.30 – $748.54
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $475.51 $343.30 – $748.54
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $478.04 $23.00 – $740.54
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $486.17 $55.76 – $1,383.06
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $486.90 $23.00 – $735.92
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $494.57 $55.76 – $1,383.06
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $496.20 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $497.84 $55.76 – $1,383.06
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $498.00 not published
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $500.43 $55.76 – $1,383.06
Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville, WV $501.50 $27.54 – $715.22
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $508.10 $273.41 – $1,494.40
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $513.60 $349.56 – $1,158.00
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $521.05 $88.40 – $1,383.06
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $523.04 $273.41 – $1,401.00

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