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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

Louisiana 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?

$5,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,754 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 4 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$5,754$5,012 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$5,754 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $6,026Professionalmedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $6,026
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $5,754

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
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
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
$4,897.79
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $5,754 · 3rd 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.