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Samarium Sm-153 Lexidronam, Therapeutic

Minnesota 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $10,471 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 6 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$1,072$1,072 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,471$4,266 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $891 to $16,218
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,471professional $1,072

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
$15,488.17
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,848.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$29,512.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
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
$30,199.52

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 51st of 51

$1,072

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.