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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

North Carolina 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $447.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $282 to $813
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $288

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
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$288

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.