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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $372.

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 $316 · 10th to 90th $275 to $479
$100$200$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
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th 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.