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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

Minnesota 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?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,129 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,129$141 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$6,026 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $16,982Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $115 to $6,918
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $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
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,952.62
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$22,908.68
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
$9,332.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$5,495

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.