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Technetium Tc-99m Sulfur Colloid, Diagnostic

Tennessee 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$269$269 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$178 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $83 to $427Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $269 to $295
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $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
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 28th of 51

$269

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.