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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

Mississippi 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$158 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$234 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $145 to $813Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $537professional $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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 45th of 51

$182

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.