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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78013

A scan of the thyroid gland in the neck taken after a small dose of radioactive tracer. The pictures show the gland's size, shape and position and reveal whether a lump is taking up more or less tracer than the tissue around it. It helps sort out an overactive thyroid or a nodule found on examination.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$501 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$513 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $468 to $724Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $263 to $692
$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,023.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$676

AK $676TX $155

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.