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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 July 2026.

How much does Choline C-11, Diagnostic cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $11,482 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 6 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$141$141 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,482$5,129 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $17,378Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $117 to $5,888
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $11,482professional $141

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
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$20,417.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$22,908.68
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
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 51st of 51

$141

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.