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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Texas 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 9 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$708$692 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$708 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,630Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $145 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $708

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
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$660.69

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 38th of 51

$708

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.