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Choline C-11, Diagnostic

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 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 $5,012 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,129$5,129 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,467 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $18,621Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $5,754
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,012professional $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
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,128.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
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
$6,456.54

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th of 51

$5,129

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.