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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Kentucky 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$288 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$263 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $83 to $550Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $339

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
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$331

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.