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Level 4 Imaging without Contrast

California rates for APC 5524

Level 4 Imaging without Contrast

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Level 4 Imaging without Contrast cost?

$955

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,445.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,570
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,511.89
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Maine than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 26th of 41

$955

ME $2,512HI $282

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.