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Nuclear Scan To Locate An Overactive Parathyroid Gland

Maine rates for HCPCS 78070

This is a nuclear medicine scan that uses a small amount of radioactive tracer to find an overactive parathyroid gland, one of the small glands in the neck that help control the body's calcium level. It is most often used before surgery to help the surgeon locate which gland is causing the problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan To Locate An Overactive Parathyroid Gland cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $398.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $166 to $501
$200$500professional $339

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Maine· 15th of 51

$339

WY $912RI $166

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.