78266
HCPCSGastric emptying imag study
Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate
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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 78266 (Gastric emptying imag study) appears at 22 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $739 to $5,426. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Published-price availability
21
hospitals publish a price
1
list this service without a published price
16
Cash
16
List
6
Negotiated
0
Allowed
A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.
Compare 78266 prices
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Published cash prices for code 78266 vary by about 7.3× across the 16 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $739 to $5,426. Shopping around can matter.
16
Hospitals
22
Prices shown
$739
Lowest cash
$5,426
Highest cash
code 78266 cash price16 disclosed · 16 hospitals
$739median ~$2,173$5,426
Lowest cash price by hospital
Cash price by city
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Cash price by city$739 – $1,478
- Mission Hills · 1 hospital$739
- Marinette · 1 hospital$845
- Tarzana · 1 hospital$927
- Burbank · 1 hospital$1,422
- Santa Monica · 1 hospital$1,475
- San Pedro · 1 hospital$1,478
22 prices shown.
How to read these prices
- Cash price
- The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
- List price
- The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
- Negotiated rate
- A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
- Allowed amount
- A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.
Hospitals that publish 78266 prices
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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Berger Hospital Doctors Hospital Dublin Methodist Hospital Grady Memorial Hospital Grant Medical Center Grove City Methodist Hospital Hardin Memorial Hospital Mansfield Hospital University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center
Code 78266: frequently asked
- What does code 78266 cost?
- Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 78266 ranges from $739 to $5,426. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will this be my final bill?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What is code 78266?
- 78266 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Gastric emptying imag study" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
- Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?
- Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.