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
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $528.80 $361.51 – $805.34
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $529.88 $455.26 – $1,546.15
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $534.40 $476.92 – $1,283.68
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $536.40 $99.00 – $715.20
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $539.85 $273.41 – $1,401.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $548.59 $273.41 – $935.10
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $549.70 $22.79 – $1,333.30
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $549.70 $22.79 – $1,333.30
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $549.70 $22.79 – $1,333.30
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $549.70 $22.79 – $1,406.93
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $557.68 $49.01 – $1,528.92
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $557.68 $49.01 – $921.08
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $557.68 $49.01 – $313.67
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $567.87 $39.00 – $1,027.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $569.59 $390.28 – $1,976.45
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $575.74 $55.76 – $1,383.06
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $575.80 $424.11 – $1,976.45
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $576.60 $148.49 – $503.77
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $576.60 $113.85 – $503.77
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $576.64 $164.93 – $3,153.50
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $576.85 $55.76 – $1,383.06
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $577.28 $306.21 – $902.00
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $584.41 $52.21 – $919.66
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $586.55 $273.41 – $1,401.00
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI $589.68 $233.91 – $580.02
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $590.64 $116.58 – $733.84
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $592.56 $343.61 – $1,002.20
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $592.99 $36.39 – $1,085.85
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $592.99 $34.74 – $944.21
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $597.76 $273.41 – $1,401.00
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $602.00 not published
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $607.38 $55.76 – $1,383.06
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $616.50 $387.70 – $697.86
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $642.00 $352.85 – $1,087.00
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $650.50 $382.11 – $389.75
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $658.20 $138.22 – $987.30
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $659.85 $55.76 – $1,383.06
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $663.00 $148.49 – $1,107.87
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $671.30 $364.84 – $1,439.81
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $675.00 not published
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $678.72 $174.97 – $748.03
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $681.48 $120.62 – $818.65
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $681.51 $116.58 – $818.65
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $681.51 $116.58 – $818.65
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $681.66 $116.58 – $735.92
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $682.50 $364.80 – $1,021.44
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $685.44 $174.97 – $827.15
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $686.00 $263.78 – $425.07
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $700.20 $148.49 – $546.54
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $709.44 $514.17 – $1,647.04

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