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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Arizona rates for HCPCS A9526

Nitrogen N-13 ammonia, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 40 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 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$603$145 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$794 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,692Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $85 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $603

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 53.7 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$708

AK $1,175HI $21.88

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.