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Cobalt Co-57/58, Cyanocobalamin, Diagnostic

California rates for HCPCS A9546

Cobalt Co-57/58, cyanocobalamin, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 1 mcCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cobalt Co-57/58, Cyanocobalamin, Diagnostic cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 9 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$13.49$1.12 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$2.57 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $2 to $148Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $1 to $234
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $30professional $13

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
$24.55
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$72.44
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63

Where California sits

The same service costs 398.1 times more in Wyoming than in Colorado. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $13.49 · 9th of 51
WY $234CO $0.59

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.