# CPT 78015: Thyroid carcinoma metastases imaging, limited area

Medicare CPT 78015 pays $204.08 in a non-facility setting and $204.08 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $177.45 in Arkansas to $237.54 in District of Columbia, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78015-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Endocrinology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $204.08 |
| National facility | $204.08 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $237.54 | $237.54 |
| California | $236.57 | $236.57 |
| Washington | $229.36 | $229.36 |
| New Jersey | $228.06 | $228.06 |
| Hawaii | $227.57 | $227.57 |
| New York | $226.84 | $226.84 |
| Massachusetts | $226.48 | $226.48 |
| Alaska | $225.42 | $225.42 |
| Connecticut | $218.91 | $218.91 |
| Colorado | $215.26 | $215.26 |
| Oregon | $213.13 | $213.13 |
| Maryland | $212.21 | $212.21 |
| New Hampshire | $211.11 | $211.11 |
| Rhode Island | $210.13 | $210.13 |
| Minnesota | $207.41 | $207.41 |
| Florida | $207.21 | $207.21 |
| Puerto Rico | $206.02 | $206.02 |
| Virgin Islands | $206.02 | $206.02 |
| Montana | $204.07 | $204.07 |
| Nevada | $203.81 | $203.81 |
| Wyoming | $203.38 | $203.38 |
| North Dakota | $202.49 | $202.49 |
| South Dakota | $202.31 | $202.31 |
| Delaware | $201.76 | $201.76 |
| Texas | $201.23 | $201.23 |
| Vermont | $200.96 | $200.96 |
| Pennsylvania | $200.77 | $200.77 |
| Illinois | $200.52 | $200.52 |
| Virginia | $200.24 | $200.24 |
| Arizona | $198.12 | $198.12 |
| Georgia | $196.38 | $196.38 |
| Maine | $195.08 | $195.08 |
| Wisconsin | $194.68 | $194.68 |
| Michigan | $194.21 | $194.21 |
| Utah | $193.03 | $193.03 |
| North Carolina | $191.08 | $191.08 |
| South Carolina | $190.02 | $190.02 |
| New Mexico | $189.70 | $189.70 |
| Indiana | $189.59 | $189.59 |
| Missouri | $189.24 | $189.24 |
| Nebraska | $188.58 | $188.58 |
| Louisiana | $188.57 | $188.57 |
| Ohio | $188.47 | $188.47 |
| Idaho | $188.30 | $188.30 |
| Iowa | $187.19 | $187.19 |
| Tennessee | $186.49 | $186.49 |
| Kansas | $185.50 | $185.50 |
| Oklahoma | $184.26 | $184.26 |
| Kentucky | $183.91 | $183.91 |
| West Virginia | $181.69 | $181.69 |
| Alabama | $180.46 | $180.46 |
| Mississippi | $178.40 | $178.40 |
| Arkansas | $177.45 | $177.45 |

## Related codes

- 78012: Thyroid uptake, single or multiple quantification — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78012-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78013: Thyroid imaging, with or without uptake — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78013-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78014: Thyroid imaging, with uptake and stimulation/suppression — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78014-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 78015 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