TABLE 4

Radiopharmaceutical Frequency, Cost, and Dose

Hospital-based FacilitiesNonhospital-based Facilities
# Facilities Reporting Frequency/Cost/DoseMean FrequencyMean CostMedian CostMean Dose# Facilities Reporting Frequency/Cost/DoseMean FrequencyMean CostMedian CostMean Dose
Cardiac and Other Nuclear Medicine
A9500 Tc 99m Sestamibi per dose397/279/304933$100.69$85.0024 mCi324/205/2111594$81.16$80.0025 mCi
270/257/280685$97.69$86.0024 mCi59/56/60754$90.17$88.1824 mCi
A9502 Tc 99m Tetrofosmin per dose397/123/136383$74.82$68.0025 mCi316/100/100751$74.83$70.0025 mCi
A9505 Tl-201 Thallium per mCi400/197/219514$32.87$23.444.0 mCi321/145/1501057$33.45$21.003.7 mCi
135/136/145816$35.27$22.503.7 mCi30/24/261403$27.47$22.507.6 mCi
Q3010 Tc-99m RBC per dose395/88/22353$65.62$50.5024 mCi317/64/7411$53.01$52.0026 mCi
J1245 Dipyridamole per 10 mg396/72/82318$36.07$15.5044 mg317/80/28198$30.96$19.0044 mg
J0150 Adenosine per 6 mg386/22/22103$59.15$32.8147 mg312/75/2590$102.31$106.0044 mg
J0151 Adenosine per 90 mg390/64/6172$218.07$185.0066 mg321/131/108447$189.14$188.0060 mg
Therapeutic and Other Nuclear Medicine
A9600 Strontium-89 Chloride per mCi63/37/543$1416.0$800.005 mCiNSD**
A9605 Samarium-153 Lexidronamm, 50 mCi61/35/356$140.20$52.5071 mCiNSD
C1064 I-131 Cap, each add mCi177/156/145284$29.70$14.0020 mCi34/24/2866$36.22$16.8916 mCi
C1064 I-131 Sol, each additional mCi22/18/11211$7.70$7.0024 mCiNSD
C1188 I-131 Cap per 1–5 mCi143/119/12033$72.10$66.008.4 mCi18/17/1532$94.86$101.005.2 mCi
C1348 I-131 Sol per 1–6 mCi23/20/1533$54.30$51.6015 mCiNSD
Q3007 Sodium Phosphate P-32 per mCi12/9/1225$281.40$168.804.5 mCiNSD
PET and Other Nuclear Medicine
C1775 FDG per dose59/50/58251$35.66$378.0012 mCi20/16/19339$374.21$375.0014 mCi
A4642 Satumomab pendetide per dose12/10/93$1470.45$1591.2510 mCiNSD
A9503 Tc 99m medronate per dose227/209/231651$19.44$14.7924 mCi61/54/58513$18.93$15.9024 mCi
A9504 Tc 99m apcitide per dose30/24/285$350.46$375.0020 mCiNSD
A9507 Indium-111 Capromab pendetide per dose26/18/2211$1774.30$1675.004 mCi7/6/731$1852.17$1689.505 mCi
A9510 Tc 99m Disofenin per dose170/161/179150$35.29$29.559 mCi35/33/3578$34.65$33.206.5 mCi
A9511 Tc 99m depreotide per mCi19/10/2035$148.06$36.7018 mCiNSD
C1058 Tc 99m Oxidronate per vial37/13/36292$19.68$17.5024 mCiNSD
C1066 In 111 Satumomab Pendetide per dose31/14/1228$1494.41$1316.005 mCiNSD
C1087 I-123 caps per 100 uCi241/208/238308$30.03$23.20222 uCi50/40/44328$31.15$25.57207 uCi
C1092 In-111 Pentetate, per 0.5 mCi82/61/7312$590.28$600.000.5 mCi*6/6/67$566.92$575.003.7 mCi
C1094 Tc 99m Albumin Agg 1.0 mCi242/205/228361$12.22$10.006.8 mCi18/15/1653$122.91$15.455.3 mCi
C1095 depreotide per dose24/16/2526$678.93$662.5018 mCiNSD
C1096 Tc 99m Exametazime per dose73/65/6729$435.23$410.5220 mCi9/8/873$455.15$441.3019 mCi
C1097 Tc 99m Mebrofenin per dose198/179/194137$32.94$29.006 mCi42/35/4093$30.96$31.506.7 mCi
C1098 Tc 99m Pentetate per dose159/147/15696$24.74$20.0024 mCi23/21/2367$24.78$22.0020 mCi
C1122 Tc 99m Arcitumomab per dose14/15/104$1494.53$1382.5023 mCiNSD
Q3006, C1200 Tc 99m Glucoheptonate per dose13/18/166$38.16$18.0014 mCiNSD
C1201 Tc 99m Succimer per dose29/22/2614$203.00$216.003.0 mCiNSD
C1202 Tc 99m SC per dose287/256/27969$26.09$20.005.0 mCi*63/48/5839$22.58$20.435 mCi
Q3002 Gallium per mCi211/178/20455$24.30$15.918 mCi42/31/3547$29.78$18.008 mCi
Q3003 Tc 99m Biscate per dose17/14/1810$344.78$337.5024 mCiNSD
Q3004 Xenon 133 per 10 mCi138/121/135338$22.87$18.0015 mCiNSD
Q3008 Tc 99m Mertiatide per dose162/149/15865$133.41$132.9510 mCi*38/32/3436$141.60$138.139 mCi
Q3008 In 111 Pentetreotide per dose63/55/5121$1102.86$1105.005 mCi8/9/97$1431.60$1350.005 mCi
Q3009 Tc 99m Oxidronate per dose53/49/56582$22.87$18.2923 mCi11/11/11461$18.50$16.4325 mCi
  • Note: If a radiopharmaceutical was reported in more than one section in the survey, the first reported number will be from the specialty section and the second will be from the Other Nuclear Medicine Section.

  • * Median data reported.

  • ** NSD = Not Sufficient Data.