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Gadolinium-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection

North Carolina 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?

$3.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.58 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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 8 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 $2.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$3.24 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $2 to $39Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $4
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $7professional $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
$2.00
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$4.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$0.93
Typical High
$1.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$3.55
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $3.24 · 5th 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.