# CPT 78070: Parathyroid planar imaging

Medicare CPT 78070 pays $260.86 in a non-facility setting and $260.86 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $226.83 in Arkansas to $303.89 in District of Columbia, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78070-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $260.86 |
| National facility | $260.86 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $303.89 | $303.89 |
| California | $303.12 | $303.12 |
| Washington | $293.62 | $293.62 |
| New Jersey | $291.67 | $291.67 |
| Hawaii | $291.54 | $291.54 |
| New York | $289.89 | $289.89 |
| Massachusetts | $289.86 | $289.86 |
| Alaska | $287.78 | $287.78 |
| Connecticut | $279.82 | $279.82 |
| Colorado | $275.45 | $275.45 |
| Oregon | $272.75 | $272.75 |
| Maryland | $271.27 | $271.27 |
| New Hampshire | $270.04 | $270.04 |
| Rhode Island | $268.73 | $268.73 |
| Minnesota | $265.71 | $265.71 |
| Florida | $264.16 | $264.16 |
| Puerto Rico | $263.37 | $263.37 |
| Virgin Islands | $263.37 | $263.37 |
| Montana | $260.86 | $260.86 |
| Nevada | $260.65 | $260.65 |
| Wyoming | $260.17 | $260.17 |
| North Dakota | $259.27 | $259.27 |
| South Dakota | $259.09 | $259.09 |
| Delaware | $257.94 | $257.94 |
| Texas | $257.22 | $257.22 |
| Vermont | $257.22 | $257.22 |
| Pennsylvania | $256.52 | $256.52 |
| Virginia | $256.13 | $256.13 |
| Illinois | $255.55 | $255.55 |
| Arizona | $253.28 | $253.28 |
| Georgia | $250.75 | $250.75 |
| Maine | $249.54 | $249.54 |
| Wisconsin | $249.26 | $249.26 |
| Michigan | $247.79 | $247.79 |
| Utah | $246.66 | $246.66 |
| North Carolina | $244.34 | $244.34 |
| South Carolina | $242.82 | $242.82 |
| Indiana | $242.54 | $242.54 |
| New Mexico | $242.13 | $242.13 |
| Missouri | $241.71 | $241.71 |
| Nebraska | $241.32 | $241.32 |
| Idaho | $240.88 | $240.88 |
| Louisiana | $240.79 | $240.79 |
| Ohio | $240.69 | $240.69 |
| Iowa | $239.52 | $239.52 |
| Tennessee | $238.50 | $238.50 |
| Kansas | $237.25 | $237.25 |
| Oklahoma | $235.43 | $235.43 |
| Kentucky | $234.87 | $234.87 |
| West Virginia | $231.60 | $231.60 |
| Alabama | $230.68 | $230.68 |
| Mississippi | $227.90 | $227.90 |
| Arkansas | $226.83 | $226.83 |

## 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
- 78015: Thyroid carcinoma metastases imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78015-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 78070 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