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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

North Carolina 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$219 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$158 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $158 to $912Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $158 to $501
$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $251

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$251

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.