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

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.56 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.56 from a physician practice, and about $166 from a hospital or other facility.

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Amount givenmL

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.56
At a hospital outpatient department: $166

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 29412% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$0.56	$0.56 to $0.56
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$166	$129 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $2 to $347Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $1

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.95 Median $0.95 Typical High $1.91	Facility	None	$0.95	$0.95	$1.91
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.95 Median $0.95 Typical High $0.95	Professional	None	$0.95	$0.95	$0.95
BCBS Nebraska Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $128.82 Median $173.78 Typical High $346.74	Facility	None	$128.82	$173.78	$346.74
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.38 Median $0.38 Typical High $0.47	Professional	None	$0.38	$0.38	$0.47
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.82 Median $1.82 Typical High $1.82	Facility	None	$1.82	$1.82	$1.82
Medica Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.56 Median $0.56 Typical High $0.56	Professional	None	$0.56	$0.56	$0.56
Oscar Health Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.29 Median $2.40 Typical High $2.88	Professional	None	$2.29	$2.40	$2.88
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.52 Median $0.56 Typical High $0.56	Professional	None	$0.52	$0.56	$0.56

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 43rd 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.