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Samarium Sm-153 Lexidronam, Therapeutic

Louisiana 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?

$17,783

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,783 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19,498 from a physician practice, and about $17,783 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$19,498$17,378 to $19,498
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17,783$17,783 to $17,783

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17,783 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $19,498Professionalmedian $19,498 · 10th to 90th $16,218 to $19,498
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $17,783professional $19,498

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
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$33,113.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 5th of 51

$17,783

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.