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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

Kentucky 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$302$302 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$302 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,905Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $166 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $501professional $302

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
$81.28
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$316

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.