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Nuclear Scan for Thyroid Cancer That Has Spread

Vermont 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.

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th–90th $1,698$6,3100%20%40%90th$1,698Professionalmedian $398 · 10th–90th $316$6310%20%10th90th$398$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample — interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,174.90