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Technetium Tc-99m Pentetate, Diagnostic, Aerosol

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A9567

Technetium Tc-99m pentetate, diagnostic, aerosol, per study dose, up to 75 mCi

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$14.79 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $38Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $21
$0.5$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.17
Median
$0.17
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$8.51

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in New York than in Arkansas. 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· 45th of 51

$17.78

NY $331AR $16.98

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.