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High Osmolar Contrast Material, Iodine 150-199 mg/mL

California rates for HCPCS Q9959

High osmolar contrast material, 150-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does High Osmolar Contrast Material, Iodine 150-199 mg/mL cost?

$0.07per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.07 for each mL of this drug. Most negotiated rates run $0.07 to $0.09.

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mL
In a doctor's office or clinic
$0.07

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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0
$0.1$0.2$0.5$1facility $0professional $0

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
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.09
Typical High
$0.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.95
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$0.13
Typical High
$0.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.07
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where California sits

The same service costs 1122.0 times more in Montana than in Oregon. 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· 46th of 51

$0.07

MT $79.43OR $0.07

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.