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Gadolinium-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection

South Dakota 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?

$1.58

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.58 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.45 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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$1.45$1.45 to $1.58
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$5.13 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $2 to $35Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $7professional $1

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
$3.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.58
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $1.58 · 32nd 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.