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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

Virginia 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $490.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $288 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kprofessional $363

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
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$977.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,148.15
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$363

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.