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Technetium Tc-99m Pentetate, Diagnostic

Kentucky rates for HCPCS A9539

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$30.20$27.54 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$30.20 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $30 to $174Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $28 to $69
$20$50$100facility $32professional $30

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
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.5 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$30.20

AK $51.29MN $20.42

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.