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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Massachusetts 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$741$741 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$741 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,236Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $741

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
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 11th of 51

$741

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.