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Nitrogen N-13 Ammonia, Diagnostic

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $776 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 7 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$692 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$631 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,698Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $676 to $794
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $776professional $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
$162.18
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 10th 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.