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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Michigan 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$603$151 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$162 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $50 to $724Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $145 to $741
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $603

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
$50.12
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$724.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$691.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 49th of 51

$257

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.