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Technetium Tc-99m Pyrophosphate, Diagnostic

Minnesota rates for HCPCS A9538

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$17.38$17.38 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$79.43 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $72 to $224Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $65
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $98professional $17

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $17.38 · 51st of 51
AK $105MN $17.38

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.