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Samarium Sm-153 Lexidronam, Therapeutic

Kentucky rates for HCPCS A9604

Samarium Sm-153 lexidronam, therapeutic, per treatment dose, up to 150 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Samarium Sm-153 Lexidronam, Therapeutic cost?

$18,621

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,621 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15,488 from a physician practice, and about $19,055 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$15,488$7,762 to $15,488
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19,055$19,055 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19,055 · 10th to 90th $18,621 to $19,055Professionalmedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $6,607 to $16,218
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $19,055professional $15,488

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
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$87,096.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 4th of 51

$18,621

AK $26,303MN $1,072

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.