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Thyroid Cancer Spread Imaging (Limited Area)

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 78015

This nuclear medicine scan uses a small amount of radioactive material to check a specific part of the body for spread of thyroid cancer. It focuses on a limited area rather than scanning the entire body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Cancer Spread Imaging (Limited Area) cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $372.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $229 to $309Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $151 to $447
$200$500facility $263professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Hawaii· 13th of 51

$316

WY $832FL $166

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.