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Technetium Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid, Diagnostic

South Dakota 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$269$209 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$302 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,202Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $166 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $269

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
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 3rd of 51

$302

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.