Cardiolite

Generic name: technetium Tc-99m sestamibi

Used for: Heart scan to check for coronary artery disease · Heart scan to check how well the heart muscle works · 1 more

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Ask for the cash price

Generic technetium Tc-99m sestamibi

No pharmacy we check posts a price for it.

  1. Ask your pharmacy for the cash price of generic technetium Tc-99m sestamibi.Find pharmacies near you 
  2. Ask one or two other pharmacies too. Cash prices for the same generic can differ a lot from store to store.

A regular generic has the same active ingredient as Cardiolite, and the FDA requires it to work the same way.

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Question
Brand nameCardiolite
Authorized generictechnetium Tc-99m sestamibi
Regular generictechnetium Tc-99m sestamibi
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the highest price
Not soldNo longer sold
Cash priceAsk the pharmacyUsually the lowest
Same as Cardiolite?
The original
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Same active ingredientFillers and dyes can differ

Brand nameNo maker’s card

We didn’t find a savings card or cash price from Cardiolite’s maker. Ask the pharmacy for Cardiolite’s cash price. With insurance, ask what your plan charges.

Authorized genericNot sold now

An authorized generic of Cardiolite was sold before, but it isn’t sold now. Ask your pharmacist whether a regular generic (technetium Tc-99m sestamibi) is available.

Source: FDA, updated October 30, 2026

Regular genericWho makes it

One company sells a generic of Cardiolite that the FDA rates a substitute. A pharmacy fills whichever one it stocks. To get a certain maker, ask for it by name; most pharmacies can order it in a day or two.

It’s mostly filled by specialty pharmacies. Your prescriber’s office or insurer can tell you which one to use.

  • Curium1 mg/mL
    How it looks, what’s in it, NDCs

    1 mg/mL

    PackageNDC
    Cello pack of 50 mL69945-092-20
    Carton of 300 mL69945-092-40

    Inactive ingredients: trisodium citrate dihydrate, cysteine hydrochloride, mannitol, stannous chloride

    FDA label

Who sells it: FDA and Medicaid records, updated weekly. Each maker’s page, card and program is from its own site.

What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

CARDIOLITE® is a myocardial perfusion agent indicated for:

  • detecting coronary artery disease by localizing myocardial ischemia (reversible defects) and infarction (non-reversible defects)
  • evaluating myocardial function and developing information for use in patient management decisions

Source: the FDA label for Cardiolite (SHINE SPECT USA, LLC), September 10, 2026. Full label on DailyMed 

Prices change: confirm with the pharmacy before you fill. drugalt.com/drug/cardiolite/