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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

North Carolina 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $427.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $316 to $380Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $251 to $427
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $324professional $324

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$138.04

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$324

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.