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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Minnesota 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$162$162 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,230 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,467Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $129 to $741
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,660professional $162

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
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 50th of 51

$162

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.