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Thyroid Cancer Spread Imaging (Limited Area)

Vermont 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $417.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $4,266Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $224 to $617
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,890professional $309

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$977.24

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$309

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.