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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78071

A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected and pictures are taken as it collects in an overactive parathyroid gland in the neck, which is usually caused by a small benign growth. This version adds cross-sectional images built by a rotating camera, which pinpoint the gland in three dimensions. The result guides the surgeon to the right gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images cost?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$1,047$832 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$891 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $78 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $1,047

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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.6 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

$1,047

AK $1,047FL $288

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.