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Thyroid Cancer Spread Imaging (Limited Area)

New Mexico 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 October 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$200$145 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$200 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,738Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $32 to $389
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $200

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
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
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
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 46th of 51

$200

AK $851KY $174

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.