Technetium-99m sulfur colloid radioactive tracer at Dignity Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

SULF COLL TC99<=20MCINFLT

Merced, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $92 is 66% below the median hospital's median price ($273), higher than 8% of the 2,076 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9541. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9541 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 23 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Kaiser medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
2	Kaiser medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
3	Molina medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
4	Molina medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$43	$43	—	—	—	$43 – $43
5	Anthem medicaid\|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$49	$49	—	—	—	$49 – $49
6	Anthem medicaid\|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient	$49	$49	—	—	—	$49 – $49
7	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75
8	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$99	$99	—	—	2–20	$99 – $99
9	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$112	$112	$12	11%	—	$99 – $124
10	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$112	$112	$12	11%	—	$99 – $124
11	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · inpatient	$112	$112	$12	11%	—	$99 – $124
12	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$112	$112	$12	11%	—	$99 – $124
13	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$119	$119	$13	11%	—	$106 – $132
14	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$119	$119	$13	11%	—	$106 – $132
15	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$138	$138	$15	11%	—	$122 – $153
16	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$138	$138	$15	11%	—	$122 – $153
17	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$155	$155	$2	1%	—	$153 – $156
18	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$162	$162	$18	11%	—	$144 – $180
19	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$162	$162	$18	11%	—	$144 – $180
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	$19	11%	—	$153 – $191
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	$19	11%	—	$153 – $191
22	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	$19	11%	—	$153 – $191
23	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	$19	11%	—	$153 – $191

Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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