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Technetium Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid, Diagnostic

Kentucky 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 7 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$74.13 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$275 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $148 to $537Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $74 to $269
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $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
$81.28
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 4th of 51

$288

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.