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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 8 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$871$692 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$871 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $692 to $871Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $115 to $871
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $871professional $871

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
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd 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.