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Cobalt Co-57/58, Cyanocobalamin, Diagnostic

Louisiana 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?

$0.87

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.87 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.87 from a physician practice, and about $0.87 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 3 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$0.87$0.81 to $1.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.87$0.81 to $0.87

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $234
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $1professional $1

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
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.66
Median
$0.85
Typical High
$0.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$2.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.12
Typical High
$1.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $0.87 · 49th 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.