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HCPCS A9557 at Highline Medical Center
Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries
Highline Medical Center, Burien
Description from CMS's HCPCS Level II code file.
What Highline Medical Center publishes for this code: as an outpatient
Highline Medical Center’s prices for HCPCS A9557, as an outpatient| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $684 – $3,12113 plans | — |
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| Medicare AdvantageInsurer rates | $761 – $87511 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $1,030 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $3,372 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts Highline Medical Center lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-02-28. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
What Highline Medical Center publishes for this code: during a hospital stay
Highline Medical Center’s prices for HCPCS A9557, during a hospital stay| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $1,450 – $3,0354 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $1,030 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $3,372 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts Highline Medical Center lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-02-28. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
Bills to expect
The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in Seattle (King County) for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.
Bills to expect for HCPCS A9557 at Highline Medical Center| Bill | What it’s for | Original Medicare allows | Private plan estimate |
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| Hospital's feeThe hospital | The service | — | The price above |
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Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.
Compare HCPCS A9557 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.