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Technetium Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid, Diagnostic

Iowa rates for HCPCS A9541

Technetium Tc-99m sulfur colloid, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 20 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$257$145 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$269 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $148 to $851Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $42 to $324
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $257

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
$147.91
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$0.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.9 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· 42nd of 51

$257

AK $447MN $50.12

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.