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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

South 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $309 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$251$224 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$309 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $182 to $851Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $195 to $427
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $251

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 50th of 51

$251

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.