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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

Delaware 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $269.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $182 to $631Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $155 to $380
$200$500facility $263professional $182

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$191

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.