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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Colorado 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 7 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$692$692 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$1,202 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,344Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $302 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $692

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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 51

$871

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.