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Thyroid Cancer Tracer Uptake Measurement

Maine 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 July 2026.

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