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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Montana 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$724$417 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$1,175 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $75,858Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,202
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,202professional $724

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 2nd of 51

$1,175

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.