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Gadolinium-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection

Illinois rates for HCPCS A9579 · Omniscan, ProHance

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?

$2.04

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.04 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.58 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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 $2.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$2.88 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $1 to $15Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $8professional $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
$1.45
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$17.78
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.29

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $2.04 · 17th 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.