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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Louisiana 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $407.

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 $389 · 10th to 90th $331 to $479
$200$500professional $389

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
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$389

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.