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Chromium Cr-51 Sodium Chromate, Diagnostic

South Carolina 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$389$309 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$309 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,318Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $708
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $501professional $389

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$389

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.