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Cobalt Co-57 Cyanocobalamin, Oral

Minnesota rates for HCPCS A9559

Cobalt Co-57 cyanocobalamin, oral, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 1 mcCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cobalt Co-57 Cyanocobalamin, Oral cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$75.86$70.79 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$87.10 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $1 to $158Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $71 to $112
$1$5$20$100facility $87professional $76

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Massachusetts 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.

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$83.18

MA $417IN $58.88

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.