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Fluorodeoxyglucose F-18 FDG, Diagnostic

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 5 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$316$316 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$282 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,413Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $302 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $316

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
$229.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th 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.