HCPCS A9557 at Seattle Children's Hospital

Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries

Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle

Description from CMS's HCPCS Level II code file.

What Seattle Children's Hospital publishes for this code: as an outpatient

Seattle Children's Hospital’s prices for HCPCS A9557, as an outpatient
Who pays	Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest)	Doctor’s fee the hospital lists
Commercial insuranceInsurer rates	$2,612 – $4,64498 plans	—
Medicaid managed careInsurer rates	$1,243 – $1,57312 plans	—
Medicaid (state program)Insurer rates	$1,2191 plan	—
Other government programInsurer rates	$1,9831 plan	—
UnknownInsurer rates	$1,219 – $4,3545 plans	—
Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance	$4,838	—
List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it	$4,838	—

Lowest and highest amounts Seattle Children's Hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. 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 Seattle Children's Hospital
Bill	What it’s for	Original Medicare allows	Private plan estimate
Hospital's feeThe hospital	The service	—	The price above

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.