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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $447.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,000
$500$1Kprofessional $316

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$316

WY $1,259FL $263

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.