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Technetium Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid, Diagnostic

South Carolina 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$275$263 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$178 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,072Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $263 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $275

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
$83.18
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$275

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.