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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Minnesota 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $871.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,122
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $646

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
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$646

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.