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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

Iowa 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?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,012$5,012 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,090 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $8,128Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $6,918
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $5,012

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
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$28,183.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$22,908.68
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
$5,370.32
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 49th of 51

$5,012

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.