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Gadolinium-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection

Arizona rates for HCPCS A9579

Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (NOS), per ml

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gadolinium-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection cost?

$1.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.58 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$1.58$1.45 to $2.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$2.69 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $2 to $191Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0facility $54professional $2

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
$53.70
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$1.10
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.58

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in West Virginia than in Massachusetts. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $1.74 · 23rd of 51
WV $5.37MA $1.45

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.