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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A9552

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$380 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$200 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $200 to $200Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $380 to $479
$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Hawaii than in Ohio. 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$380

HI $933OH $251

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.