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Technetium Tc-99m Bicisate, Diagnostic

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS A9557

Technetium Tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Technetium Tc-99m Bicisate, Diagnostic cost?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 5 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$3,890$3,890 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$3,890 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,888Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $3,890
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $3,890

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. 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.

Washington, DC· 5th of 51

$3,890

AK $6,166MN $1,072

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.