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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 October 2026.

How much does Choline C-11, Diagnostic cost?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,129 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,129$5,129 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$3,388 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $8,710Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $26,915
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $5,129

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,754.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$26,915.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in Hawaii than in Michigan. 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· 29th of 51

$5,129

HI $7,762MI $5,012

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.