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Other Nuclear Imaging Study Of An Endocrine Gland

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 78099

Covers a nuclear medicine scan of a hormone-producing gland, such as the thyroid, parathyroid or adrenal glands, when the study performed has no standard named entry of its own. A small amount of radioactive tracer is given, and a special camera records where it collects to show how the gland is working or where abnormal tissue lies. Because the exact study varies, the radiologist's report sets out what was done.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Nuclear Imaging Study Of An Endocrine Gland cost?

$631

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $550 to $1,820.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,630Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $724
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,138professional $575

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1778.3 times more in Kentucky than in Nevada. 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 46

$631

KY $75,858NV $42.66

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.