Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC THYROID MET IMAGING BODY - NM THYROID WHOLE BODY TUMOR
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $441 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($749), higher than 13% of the 2,152 hospitals reporting CPT 78018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 40 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $252 | $194 | $111 | 57% | — | $39 – $291 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $252 | $194 | $111 | 57% | — | $39 – $291 |
| 4 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $252 | $194 | $111 | 57% | — | $39 – $291 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $252 | $194 | $111 | 57% | — | $39 – $291 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $313 | $240 | $138 | 57% | — | $48 – $361 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $327 | $275 | $165 | 60% | — | $48 – $506 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $369 | $284 | $162 | 57% | — | $57 – $426 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $369 | $284 | $162 | 57% | — | $57 – $426 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $272 | $290 | $192 | 66% | — | $39 – $579 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $386 | $297 | $170 | 57% | — | $59 – $445 |
| 12 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $386 | $297 | $170 | 57% | — | $59 – $445 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $398 | $306 | $175 | 57% | — | $61 – $460 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $431 | $330 | $190 | 58% | — | $64 – $496 |
| 15 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $441 | $337 | $194 | 58% | — | $65 – $506 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $461 | $354 | $203 | 57% | — | $69 – $530 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $475 | $475 | — | — | — | $475 – $475 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | — | $579 – $579 |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | — | $579 – $579 |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $591 | $591 | — | — | — | $591 – $591 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $591 | $591 | — | — | — | $591 – $591 |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $594 | $594 | $3 | 0% | — | $591 – $597 |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $597 | $597 | — | — | — | $597 – $597 |
| 24 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $153 | 12% | — | $1.1k – $1.4k |
| 25 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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