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

South Carolina 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?

$0.09per mL

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $0.09 for each mL of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $0.09 from a physician practice, and about $0.10 from a hospital or other facility.

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Amount givenmL

In a doctor's office or clinic: $0.09
At a hospital outpatient department: $0.10

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 12% 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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 5 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	$0.09	$0.07 to $0.09
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$0.10	$0.09 to $0.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $30

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.09 Median $0.09 Typical High $0.09	Facility	None	$0.09	$0.09	$0.09
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.09 Median $0.09 Typical High $0.09	Professional	None	$0.09	$0.09	$0.09
BCBS South Carolina Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.18 Median $0.18 Typical High $0.34	Facility	None	$0.18	$0.18	$0.34
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $0.07 Median $0.07 Typical High $0.07	Professional	None	$0.07	$0.07	$0.07
Medcost Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $0.09 Median $0.11 Typical High $0.12	Facility	None	$0.09	$0.11	$0.12
Molina Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $30.20 Median $30.20 Typical High $30.20	Professional	None	$30.20	$30.20	$30.20

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 19th of 51

$0.09

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.