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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

Iowa rates for HCPCS A9552

Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$437$316 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$603 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $234 to $9,333Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $437

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
$218.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$19,054.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.36
Median
$0.36
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$525

HI $851KY $316

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.