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High Osmolar Contrast Material, Iodine 200-249 mg/mL

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q9960

High osmolar contrast material, 200-249 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does High Osmolar Contrast Material, Iodine 200-249 mg/mL cost?

$1.04per dose

One 1.4 mL dose, at the doctor's office rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Negotiated ratewhat insurers pay per mL of the drug
$0.76 / mL
Average doseacross Medicare claims, discarded units included
× 1.4 mL
One dosedrug only; giving it and the visit are billed separately
$1.04

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mL. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it. Prefilled with the average administration in Medicare claims, discarded units included.

mL
In a doctor's office or clinic
$1.06
At a hospital outpatient department
$0.51

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 52% less 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 We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.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.

Where the price changes

Given atPer mLPer 1.4 mL dose
Doctor's office or clinic$0.76$1.04
Hospital outpatient department$0.36$0.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $0 to $1
$0.1$0.2$0.5$1$2$5$10facility $0professional $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
$0.11
Median
$0.11
Typical High
$0.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$0.15
Typical High
$0.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.43
Median
$0.43
Typical High
$0.52
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.32
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$0.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$0.28
Typical High
$0.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.12
Typical High
$0.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$15.14
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$0.18
Typical High
$0.23
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$0.06
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$7.59

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in North Carolina than in New Jersey. 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.

North Carolina· 1st of 51

$0.76

NC $0.76NJ $0.15

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.