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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Missouri 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 Missouri, 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 5 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$646 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$692 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,905Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $110 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $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
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$478.63

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 43rd 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.