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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Montana 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$324 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$77.62 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $74 to $692Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $79 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 23rd of 51

$457

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.