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
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $851.20 not published
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $854.90 $403.83 – $2,083.56
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $860.65 $147.54 – $1,229.50
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $861.50 $247.57 – $409.00
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $866.40 not published
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $868.56 $210.16 – $748.03
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $878.40 not published
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $888.50 $292.68 – $1,260.66
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $888.50 $292.68 – $1,374.41
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $888.50 $292.68 – $1,316.58
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $888.50 $292.68 – $1,260.66
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $888.50 $292.68 – $1,260.66
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $888.50 $338.89 – $1,003.98
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $888.50 $292.68 – $1,316.58
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $888.75 $316.13 – $3,170.78
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $893.02 $194.38 – $2,714.46
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $893.76 $35.31 – $116.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $895.80 $384.64 – $538.50
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $895.80 $363.22 – $1,373.56
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $895.80 $451.92 – $701.71
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $896.40 $148.49 – $503.77
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $898.66 $400.72 – $2,459.16
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $898.66 $173.51 – $2,125.20
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $900.00 $455.98 – $1,250.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $909.22 $316.13 – $2,845.92
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $912.24 $325.80 – $1,846.20
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $912.24 $369.24 – $1,846.20
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $912.24 $369.24 – $1,846.20
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $912.24 $304.08 – $1,846.20
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $912.24 $347.52 – $1,846.20
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $912.24 $390.96 – $1,846.20
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $914.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $914.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $917.50 $397.85 – $409.55
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $917.50 $397.85 – $409.55
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $922.62 $422.96 – $845.92
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $939.96 $38.38 – $7,989.66
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $941.28 $437.05 – $951.22
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $945.00 not published
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $956.34 $401.83 – $2,185.92
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $958.61 $316.13 – $3,170.78
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $959.33 $206.25 – $2,231.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $962.26 $289.95 – $3,531.20
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $976.99 $1,182.00 – $1,516.90
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $978.00 $397.72 – $1,193.16
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $978.00 not published
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $982.15 $355.09 – $1,511.00
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $982.44 $213.84 – $2,875.14
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $982.80 $410.51 – $418.72
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $982.80 $406.05 – $920.78

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