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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

Utah 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$123 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$251 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,288Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $91 to $309
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $170

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 47th of 51

$174

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.