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Thyroid Cancer Tracer Uptake Measurement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78020

This covers a measurement of how much radioactive tracer is taken up by thyroid cancer tissue, billed in addition to a related nuclear medicine scan rather than as a stand-alone whole-body scan. Because thyroid cancer cells often absorb this tracer even outside the thyroid gland, the measurement helps assess how much cancer tissue is present and how it's responding. It is typically used to follow up patients who have had thyroid cancer treated in the past.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Cancer Tracer Uptake Measurement cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $240 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$209 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$240 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $240 to $347Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $115 to $316
$100$200$500facility $240professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$302

AK $302FL $66.07

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.