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Chromium Cr-51 Sodium Chromate, Diagnostic

Virginia 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$398$355 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$676 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,370Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $263 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $398

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
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 15th of 51

$562

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.