# CPT 78013: Thyroid imaging, with or without uptake

Medicare CPT 78013 pays $166.00 in a non-facility setting and $166.00 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $143.72 in Arkansas to $193.95 in District of Columbia, a 35% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78013-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Endocrinology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $166.00 |
| National facility | $166.00 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $193.95 | $193.95 |
| California | $193.58 | $193.58 |
| Washington | $187.35 | $187.35 |
| Hawaii | $186.17 | $186.17 |
| New Jersey | $185.95 | $185.95 |
| Massachusetts | $184.90 | $184.90 |
| New York | $184.78 | $184.78 |
| Alaska | $181.16 | $181.16 |
| Connecticut | $178.32 | $178.32 |
| Colorado | $175.53 | $175.53 |
| Oregon | $173.79 | $173.79 |
| Maryland | $172.76 | $172.76 |
| New Hampshire | $172.04 | $172.04 |
| Rhode Island | $171.08 | $171.08 |
| Minnesota | $169.24 | $169.24 |
| Florida | $168.09 | $168.09 |
| Puerto Rico | $167.65 | $167.65 |
| Virgin Islands | $167.65 | $167.65 |
| Montana | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Nevada | $165.88 | $165.88 |
| Wyoming | $165.57 | $165.57 |
| North Dakota | $165.01 | $165.01 |
| South Dakota | $164.89 | $164.89 |
| Delaware | $164.07 | $164.07 |
| Vermont | $163.65 | $163.65 |
| Texas | $163.59 | $163.59 |
| Pennsylvania | $163.10 | $163.10 |
| Virginia | $162.92 | $162.92 |
| Illinois | $162.43 | $162.43 |
| Arizona | $161.04 | $161.04 |
| Georgia | $159.34 | $159.34 |
| Maine | $158.61 | $158.61 |
| Wisconsin | $158.45 | $158.45 |
| Michigan | $157.39 | $157.39 |
| Utah | $156.69 | $156.69 |
| North Carolina | $155.19 | $155.19 |
| South Carolina | $154.18 | $154.18 |
| Indiana | $154.03 | $154.03 |
| New Mexico | $153.70 | $153.70 |
| Missouri | $153.44 | $153.44 |
| Nebraska | $153.24 | $153.24 |
| Idaho | $152.94 | $152.94 |
| Louisiana | $152.83 | $152.83 |
| Ohio | $152.77 | $152.77 |
| Iowa | $152.05 | $152.05 |
| Tennessee | $151.37 | $151.37 |
| Kansas | $150.55 | $150.55 |
| Oklahoma | $149.33 | $149.33 |
| Kentucky | $148.95 | $148.95 |
| West Virginia | $146.77 | $146.77 |
| Alabama | $146.24 | $146.24 |
| Mississippi | $144.40 | $144.40 |
| Arkansas | $143.72 | $143.72 |

## Related codes

- 78012: Thyroid uptake, single or multiple quantification — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78012-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78014: Thyroid imaging, with uptake and stimulation/suppression — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78014-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78015: Thyroid carcinoma metastases imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78015-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78070: Parathyroid planar imaging — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78070-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78075: Adrenal imaging, cortex and/or medulla — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78075-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78102: Bone marrow imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78102-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78185: Spleen imaging — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78185-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78201: Liver imaging, static — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78201-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 78013 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules