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Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Scan

Vermont 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $347.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $288 to $955Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $178 to $661
$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $275

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$812.83

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$275

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.