Technetium-99m sulfur colloid radioactive tracer

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Provider: anthropic
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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

TECHNETIUM TC-99M SULFUR COLLOID, DIAGNOSTIC, PER STUDY DOSE, UP TO 20 MILLICURIES

Payers reporting HCPCS A9541

Payer pricing summary

Low

$41

Average

$873

Median

$364

High

$10.1k

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield fee schedule · outpatient · +27 other terms	268	$200	$317	$490	154%	179–395	$1 – $3.9k
2	UnitedHealthcare fee schedule · outpatient · +31 other terms	484	$1.2k	$1.1k	$1.1k	100%	80–287	$0 – $23.9k
3	Bcbs Al facility · other · outpatient · +1 other terms	5	$615	$3.1k	$5.7k	185%	42–60	$25 – $19.0k
4	Bcbs Wy other · both · +3 other terms	1	$278	$278	—	—	30	$278 – $278
5	Kaiser fee schedule · both · +18 other terms	50	$287	$288	$96	33%	28–37	$43 – $544
6	Anthem fee schedule · outpatient · +24 other terms	120	$294	$282	$214	76%	21–210	$28 – $1.8k
7	Cigna fee schedule · outpatient · +21 other terms	267	$420	$786	$820	104%	9–90	$0 – $5.2k
8	Medica fee schedule · outpatient · +16 other terms	30	$463	$567	$198	35%	8–80	$52 – $799
9	Bcbs Sc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	1	$116	$116	$9	8%	3–30	$99 – $121
10	Molina fee schedule · outpatient · +25 other terms	37	$79	$80	$161	200%	2–20	$0 – $1.4k
11	Bcbs Ar percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	1	$224	$224	—	—	2–20	$224 – $224
12	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +31 other terms	144	$332	$445	$349	78%	—	$0 – $2.8k
13	Humana fee schedule · outpatient · +23 other terms	109	$346	$336	$244	73%	—	$0 – $860
14	MultiPlan fee schedule · outpatient · +14 other terms	89	$368	$251	$262	104%	—	$0 – $994
15	Healthcare Highways percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +3 other terms	61	$216	$285	$235	82%	—	$18 – $1.5k
16	First Health fee schedule · inpatient · +15 other terms	31	$349	$332	$196	59%	—	$54 – $769
17	Baylor Scott White Health Plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	26	$184	$150	$40	27%	—	$42 – $199
18	Highmark facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +15 other terms	26	$343	$398	$214	54%	—	$97 – $1.0k
19	Caresource fee schedule · outpatient · +14 other terms	22	$120	$145	$134	93%	—	$1 – $442
20	Medicaid fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	22	$206	$389	$765	197%	—	$1 – $3.9k
21	Phcs fee schedule · outpatient · +12 other terms	21	$454	$419	$278	66%	—	$39 – $1.0k
22	Tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +12 other terms	21	$323	$434	$357	82%	—	$53 – $1.7k
23	WellCare professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +18 other terms	18	$146	$146	$22	15%	—	$61 – $164
24	Amerihealth Caritas other · outpatient · +9 other terms	17	$111	$231	$225	97%	—	$13 – $722
25	Excellus facility · fee schedule · both · +9 other terms	17	$139	$189	$83	44%	—	$61 – $305

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