Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Delaware 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$372	$316 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$631	$490 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $324 to $955Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $275 to $661

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $323.59 Median $323.59 Typical High $741.31	Facility	None	$323.59	$323.59	$741.31
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $275.42 Median $323.59 Typical High $398.11	Professional	None	$275.42	$323.59	$398.11
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $489.78 Median $489.78 Typical High $630.96	Facility	None	$489.78	$489.78	$630.96
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $263.03 Median $426.58 Typical High $660.69	Professional	None	$263.03	$426.58	$660.69
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $954.99 Median $954.99 Typical High $954.99	Facility	None	$954.99	$954.99	$954.99
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $309.03 Median $446.68 Typical High $831.76	Professional	None	$309.03	$446.68	$831.76

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 36th of 51

$398

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.