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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

California 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?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,129 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 8 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$5,012 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$5,370 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $12,303Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $6,607
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $6,026professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$41,686.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$26,915.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where California 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.

California $5,248 · 9th 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.