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Gadolinium-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agent Injection

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.74 from a physician practice, and about $1.66 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 4 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$1.74$1.45 to $1.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1.66$1.66 to $1.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $2Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $2
$2.0facility $2professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.66

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $1.74 · 21st 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.