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Xenon Xe-133 Gas, Diagnostic

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A9558

Xenon Xe-133 gas, diagnostic, per 10 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Xenon Xe-133 Gas, Diagnostic cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$263$234 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$151 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $148 to $355Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $214 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $263

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
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

North Carolina· 49th of 51

$234

AK $427HI $20.89

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.