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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Illinois 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$692$138 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$692 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,012Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $138 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $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
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$257.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 45th of 51

$692

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.