Thyroid nuclear medicine scan with whole body imaging at Cocke County HMA, LLC

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

NM-THYROID MET BODY

Newport, TN

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Cocke County HMA, LLC’s median price of $535 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($749), higher than 22% of the 2,152 hospitals reporting CPT 78018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78018 at Cocke County HMA, LLC

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 22 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	UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan facility · case rate · outpatient	$160	$160	—	—	—	$160 – $160
2	Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$468	$468	—	—	—	$468 – $468
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tn net s facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$498	$498	—	—	—	$498 – $498
4	Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$519	$519	—	—	—	$519 – $519
5	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$519	$519	—	—	—	$519 – $519
6	Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
7	Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$530	$530	—	—	—	$530 – $530
8	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient	$535	$535	—	—	—	$535 – $535
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield node bcbs mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$535	$535	—	—	—	$535 – $535
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc hsa facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$536	$536	—	—	—	$536 – $536
11	UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$536	$536	—	—	—	$536 – $536
12	WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$540	$540	—	—	—	$540 – $540
13	UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr dual adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$545	$545	—	—	—	$545 – $545
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$592	$592	—	—	—	$592 – $592
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tn net p facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$772	$772	—	—	—	$772 – $772
16	Ambetter node ambetter health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$976	$976	—	—	—	$976 – $976
17	Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k
18	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$2.6k	$2.6k	—	—	—	$2.6k – $2.6k
19	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3.2k	$3.2k	—	—	—	$3.2k – $3.2k
20	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$3.2k	$3.2k	—	—	—	$3.2k – $3.2k
21	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$4.1k	$4.1k	—	—	—	$4.1k – $4.1k
22	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$4.1k	$4.1k	—	—	—	$4.1k – $4.1k

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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