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Technetium Tc-99m Medronate, Diagnostic

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A9503

Technetium Tc-99m medronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 mCi

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$12.88 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.14 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.32

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Kansas than in New York. 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· 26th of 51

$13.80

KS $141NY $12.88

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.