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Technetium Tc-99m Exametazime, Diagnostic

Iowa rates for HCPCS A9521

Technetium Tc-99m exametazime, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 8 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$2,042$1,660 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$2,042 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,042Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,042
$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,042professional $2,042

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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$2,042

AK $2,754MN $229

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.