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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Kentucky 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$148 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$776 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,380Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $126 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $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
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 7th of 51

$776

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.