Thyroid met uptake cost at US hospitals
Thyroid met uptake · CPT 78020
$51.61
lowest cash price
$407.40
national median
$2,370.00
highest cash price
285
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $51.61–$2,370.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Nov 1, 2025 ($495.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($194.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $313.74 | $313.74 | $313.74 |
| Arizona | 9 | $72.09 | $150.64 | $422.11 |
| Arkansas | 1 | $275.05 | $275.05 | $275.05 |
| California | 62 | $100.35 | $442.40 | $745.20 |
| Colorado | 12 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 55 | $546.00 | $546.00 | $1,630.88 |
| Georgia | 24 | $317.85 | $317.85 | $462.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $207.75 | $207.75 | $207.75 |
| Illinois | 22 | $186.40 | $380.00 | $800.80 |
| Indiana | 17 | $148.43 | $709.20 | $709.20 |
| Iowa | 15 | $186.40 | $186.40 | $494.65 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 8 | $101.70 | $148.43 | $148.43 |
| Louisiana | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $71.39 | $194.00 | $355.20 |
| Minnesota | 10 | $595.10 | $1,035.10 | $1,035.10 |
| Missouri | 14 | $166.10 | $166.10 | $354.75 |
| Montana | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $74.57 | $116.76 | $160.18 |
| New York | 18 | $1,233.00 | $1,233.00 | $1,233.00 |
| North Carolina | 12 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | $452.80 | $452.80 | $604.00 |
| Ohio | 43 | $360.10 | $573.95 | $1,193.20 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | $229.45 | $229.45 | $229.45 |
| Oregon | 7 | $436.50 | $436.50 | $578.85 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $213.60 | $407.40 | $2,370.00 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $99.00 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $602.40 | $602.40 | $614.40 |
| Tennessee | 27 | $418.80 | $418.80 | $418.80 |
| Texas | 87 | $197.57 | $398.40 | $1,321.69 |
| Virginia | 19 | $51.61 | $163.00 | $418.80 |
| Washington | 22 | $148.72 | $473.76 | $1,283.10 |
| Wisconsin | 27 | $365.64 | $495.00 | $949.23 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $130.06 – $325.08 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | not published | $97.54 – $97.54 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $26.19 – $52.87 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $98.08 – $143.03 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $163.90 – $163.90 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $163.90 – $163.90 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx, NY | not published | $90.29 – $196.20 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $163.90 – $163.90 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $59.44 – $111.58 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $179.09 – $179.09 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $179.09 – $179.09 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $112.60 – $112.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $59.44 – $111.58 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $175.29 – $175.29 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $51.15 – $117.98 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $51.15 – $117.98 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $59.44 – $111.58 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | not published | $148.05 – $148.05 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $37.89 – $58.94 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $37.89 – $150.33 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $37.89 – $150.33 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $37.89 – $150.33 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $37.89 – $170.37 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $59.44 – $111.58 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $51.15 – $117.98 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $37.89 – $172.38 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $160.62 – $182.22 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $11.16 – $112.55 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $61.85 – $118.38 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $217.69 – $254.54 |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn, NY | not published | $90.29 – $197.62 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $46.90 – $144.01 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | not published | $39.36 – $40.33 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $160.62 – $182.22 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $11.16 – $112.55 |
| MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital | North Conway, NH | not published | $25.07 – $52.19 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $449.10 – $449.10 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $625.79 – $625.79 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $26.19 – $52.87 |
| CHRISTUS Children's Hospital | San Antonio, TX | not published | $223.22 – $223.22 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $206.00 – $983.68 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $224.76 – $224.76 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $363.22 – $363.22 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $203.45 – $262.81 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $157.57 – $169.68 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $229.81 – $248.99 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $229.81 – $248.99 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | not published | $236.04 – $236.04 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $395.53 – $395.53 |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | not published | $97.54 – $97.54 |