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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 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 $288 · 10th to 90th $263 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 49th 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.