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Anesthesia for a Scan or Radiation Treatment

California rates for HCPCS 01922

Anesthesia care given so a patient can stay completely still and comfortable through a scan or a session of radiation treatment. It is used mainly for young children and for people who cannot lie still or cannot tolerate being enclosed in a scanner. The anesthesia team watches breathing and circulation throughout and stays with the patient until they are awake.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anesthesia for a Scan or Radiation Treatment cost?

$398

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $603.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $38 to $5,370Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $166 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QZ · CRNA, independent
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,137.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QZ · CRNA, independent
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QY · Directing one CRNA
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AA · Anesthesiologist
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QK · Directing 2–4 cases
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where California sits

The same service costs 109.6 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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· 31st of 50

$398

AK $3,311DC $30.20

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.