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Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Parathyroid Scan With Cross-Sectional Images cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$302 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$490 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,570Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $977
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $575professional $417

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 29th of 51

$437

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.