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Nuclear Scan for Thyroid Cancer That Has Spread

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 78016

A nuclear medicine scan that searches for thyroid tissue or thyroid cancer sitting outside the thyroid gland itself. The person is given a small amount of radioactive iodine, which thyroid cells take up wherever they are in the body, and a scanner then shows where it has collected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan for Thyroid Cancer That Has Spread cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $603.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $288 to $447Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $229 to $759
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $331professional $479

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $457 · 10th of 51
WY $891FL $209

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.