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Technetium Tc-99m Pentetate, Diagnostic

Louisiana 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $0.34 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 4 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$38.02$31.62 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.34$0.34 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $38Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $0 to $38
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $0professional $38

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 6th of 51

$38.02

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.