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Low Osmolar Contrast Material, Iodine 400 mg/mL or Greater

California rates for HCPCS Q9951

Low osmolar contrast material, 400 or greater mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Low Osmolar Contrast Material, Iodine 400 mg/mL or Greater cost?

$0.56per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.56 for each mL of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $0.14 to $0.95.

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mL
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.56

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$0.5$2$10$50facility $1professional $1

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.95
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.14
Typical High
$0.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.38
Median
$0.47
Typical High
$3.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.56
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.95

Where California sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in New York than in Arkansas. 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.

California· 29th of 51

$0.56

NY $60.26AR $0.20

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.