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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

Massachusetts 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?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 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 $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 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$5,129 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$5,754 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $11,749Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $6,310
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $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
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,754.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$28,183.83
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$28,183.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 42.7 times more in Alaska than in Minnesota. 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.

Massachusetts· 30th of 51

$5,129

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.