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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Tennessee 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$724 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$832 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,630Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $692 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 29th of 51

$724

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.