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Technetium Tc-99m Sestamibi, Diagnostic

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A9500

Technetium Tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Technetium Tc-99m Sestamibi, Diagnostic cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$107 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$117 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $15 to $708Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $105 to $302
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $204professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Utah than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$132

UT $513DC $95.50

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.