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Technetium Tc-99m Pentetate, Diagnostic

South Carolina 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 5 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$31.62$30.90 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$38.02 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $31 to $479Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $31 to $38
$50$100$200$500facility $468professional $32

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
$30.90
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$31.62

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.