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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

Alaska rates for HCPCS A9515

Choline C-11, diagnostic, per study dose up to 20 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Choline C-11, Diagnostic cost?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,129 from a physician practice, and about $8,128 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,129$4,786 to $8,128
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,128$6,026 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $11,482Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $8,128
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,128professional $5,129

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$13,182.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 42.7 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $6,026 · 1st of 51
AK $6,026MN $141

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.