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Chromium Cr-51 Sodium Chromate, Diagnostic

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS A9553

Chromium Cr-51 sodium chromate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 250 mcCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chromium Cr-51 Sodium Chromate, Diagnostic cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $525 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$324$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$339 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,905Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $251 to $575
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $525professional $324

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
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Ohio than in Indiana. 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.

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$324

OH $676IN $29.51

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.