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How Much Does Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT A9502 — Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose

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Average Medicare Payment

$127.19

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$54.3M

Services (2023)

404.4K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+46.9%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$86.58$51.0M600.7K—
2015$86.92$44.1M521.1K+0.4%
2016$85.82$40.2M483.0K-1.3%
2017$89.56$42.2M478.2K+4.4%
2018$83.99$38.5M461.1K-6.2%
2019$85.12$39.6M466.0K+1.3%
2020$86.08$32.6M375.2K+1.1%
2021$87.98$35.8M408.3K+2.2%
2022$109.80$45.3M406.4K+24.8%
2023$127.19$54.3M404.4K+15.8%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 7.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. PR averages $363.15 vs OR at $47.38.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
PR$363.15$92.2K2541
AR$335.72$160.5K4782
WI$280.48$622.9K2.2K19
FL$279.50$17.4M62.4K382
NY$263.21$8.8M33.5K177
IL$213.91$2.7M12.6K63
CT$176.84$100.1K56616
MA$151.64$591.4K3.9K38
RI$138.55$30.1K2173
UT$116.53$18.3K1571
CO$112.12$72.2K64417
NJ$111.52$1.4M12.5K152
OH$101.40$209.4K2.1K12
IA$94.67$12.0K1271
PA$93.58$699.7K7.5K115
SC$90.90$1.5M16.9K78
AL$90.33$1.1M12.5K75
GA$90.08$2.8M31.5K190
NC$88.09$780.9K8.9K70
TN$88.06$979.8K11.1K70
KS$87.39$1.0M11.7K34
VA$86.88$1.3M14.5K103
IN$86.35$68.1K7895
NE$86.25$157.4K1.8K6
MI$85.63$882.3K10.3K71
MO$83.83$80.7K9636
MS$77.00$365.5K4.7K39
MD$76.97$1.5M19.1K134
MN$76.94$9.7K1262
AZ$75.93$2.1M27.4K128
WA$75.74$265.5K3.5K34
CA$75.68$3.3M43.1K244
AE$75.65$44.6K5891
NV$74.77$41.0K5495
MT$74.75$33.9K4541
TX$73.72$2.4M32.0K337
LA$66.66$182.8K2.7K24
NM$58.51$55.3K9463
KY$54.16$177.4K3.3K18
OK$53.74$12.3K2295
DC$52.02$84.1K1.6K19
DE$48.17$139.0K2.9K15
OR$47.38$56.9K1.2K7

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Ricardo MartinezInterventional CardiologyFL$551.8K1.6K$351.48
Joseph MussoCardiologyNY$514.7K686$750.23
Jyoti MohantyCardiologyFL$417.3K1.2K$357.91
Daniel DonohueInterventional CardiologyNY$391.1K1.2K$339.81
Eileen BishopCardiologyNY$356.8K1.1K$313.52
Ibrahim FahdiCardiologyFL$328.6K1.1K$303.95
David GidsegCardiologyNY$322.1K1.0K$314.59
David DagateCardiologyNY$309.6K977$316.92
Rajoo PatelCardiologyNY$266.1K573$464.45
Eric HellerCardiologyFL$259.0K737$351.48
John GruendelCardiologyNY$254.2K556$457.19
Raman BhasinCardiologyNY$237.0K625$379.21
Stephen LittmanCardiologyNY$235.9K752$313.72
Augusto VillaCardiologyFL$234.4K667$351.48
Rameshchandra DabhiCardiologyNY$229.1K508$451.00
John Gerald CantoCardiologyFL$228.0K687$331.90
Steven LeeInterventional CardiologyFL$227.8K648$351.48
Brian TaschnerCardiologyFL$201.0K574$350.25
Hetal GandhiCardiologyIL$199.8K530$377.06
Gregory CoffmanCardiologyFL$199.1K616$323.14

🤔 Is Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose Overpriced?

The data suggests significant pricing inconsistencies for CPT A9502. With a 7.7x price gap between the most and least expensive states, geography plays an outsized role in what Medicare pays for this procedure.

Costs have risen 46.9% since 2014, outpacing inflation and raising questions about whether reimbursement rates reflect actual costs.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.