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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $724 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 8 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$724 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$447 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,692Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $692 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $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
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$416.87

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 16th 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.