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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 6 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$288$269 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$447 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $380 to $4,266Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $234 to $646
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $288

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
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 49th 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.