A9500
Technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent
Technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent is the #964 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $52.9M in payments across 802K claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $64.30. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $167.33 per claim, 2.6× the median.
Total Paid
$52.9M
0.00% of all spending
Total Claims
802K
Providers
1K
Avg Cost/Claim
$66
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for A9500? Based on 1K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$64.30
Average
$77.64
Std Dev
$72.48
Max
$784.00
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $23.38 and $112.76 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $2.11 and $167.33.
Top 1% bill above $272.89.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code A9500 (Technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent) was billed by 1K providers across 802K claims, totaling $52.9M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 721K unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$64.30
Providers Billing
1K
National Spending
$52.9M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.21×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for A9500
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiovascular Institute Of San Diego Inc Chula Vista, CA · Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | $5.1M |
| 2 | 1811214489 | $2.0M |
| 3 | 1982689113 | $1.5M |
| 4 | Baptist Healthcare System Inc Corbin, KY · General Acute Care Hospital | $890K |
| 5 | 1760441141 | $848K |
| 6 | 1427043777 | $679K |
| 7 | 1437127297 | $642K |
| 8 | 1962750224 | $475K |
| 9 | 1457643306 | $445K |
| 10 | Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging Associates, Pc New York, NY · Radiology, Body Imaging | $443K |
| 11 | Charleston Area Medical Center Inc Charleston, WV · General Acute Care Hospital | $434K |
| 12 | 1861615452 | $423K |
| 13 | 1427276773 | $411K |
| 14 | 1184680480 | $405K |
| 15 | 1225380603 | $394K |
| 16 | 1336147859 | $391K |
| 17 | 1265792527 | $388K |
| 18 | Uofl Health-louisville Inc Louisville, KY · Psychiatric Hospital | $380K |
| 19 | 1699704254 | $375K |
| 20 | 1215042213 | $356K |
Showing top 20 of 1K providers billing this code