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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

New Mexico 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$191$151 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$457 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,202Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $17 to $372
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $759professional $191

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$219

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.