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
Dillon, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $525 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($749), higher than 20% 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: 12 payers, 20 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state fee schedule · both | $426 | $426 | — | — | — | $426 – $426 |
| 2 | Tricare dha fee schedule · both | $466 | $466 | — | — | — | $466 – $466 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $490 | $490 | — | — | — | $490 – $490 |
| 4 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · both | $490 | $490 | — | — | — | $490 – $490 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $497 | $497 | — | — | — | $497 – $497 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $502 | $502 | — | — | — | $502 – $502 |
| 7 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $510 | $510 | — | — | — | $510 – $510 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $510 | $510 | — | — | — | $510 – $510 |
| 9 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $524 | $524 | — | — | — | $524 – $524 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 11 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 12 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $551 | $551 | — | — | — | $551 – $551 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $522 | $666 | $204 | 31% | — | $522 – $956 |
| 14 | Ambetter medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $882 | $882 | — | — | — | $882 – $882 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hix fee schedule · both | $996 | $996 | — | — | — | $996 – $996 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred fee schedule · both | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield choice fee schedule · both | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 19 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 20 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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