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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Utah 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$214 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$437 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,288Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $79 to $562
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $302

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 45th of 51

$339

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.