Technetium-99m macroaggregated albumin scan at St Helena Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

TECHNETIUM TC-99M MACROAGGREGATED ALBUMIN, DIAGNOSTIC, PER STUDY DOSE, UP TO 10 MILLICURIES

Helena, CA

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St Helena Hospital’s median price of $327 is 119% above the median hospital's median price ($150), higher than 75% of the 2,028 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9540 at St Helena Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 15 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	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$44	$44	—	—	—	$44 – $44
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$49	$49	—	—	—	$49 – $49
3	UnitedHealthcare umr uhc ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
5	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
6	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
7	UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
8	UnitedHealthcare uhc select/select plus fee schedule · outpatient	$83	$83	—	—	—	$83 – $83
9	Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$181	—	—	—	$181 – $181
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield behav hlth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$289	$289	$56	19%	—	$233 – $344
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$298	$298	$57	19%	—	$240 – $355
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$302	$302	$58	19%	—	$244 – $360
13	Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$353	$353	$68	19%	—	$285 – $421
14	Cigna cigna-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$513	$513	$99	19%	—	$414 – $612
15	Kaiser kaiser-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$526	$526	$101	19%	—	$425 – $627

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

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