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Fluciclovine F-18 (Axumin), Diagnostic

California rates for HCPCS A9588

Fluciclovine F-18, diagnostic, 1 mCi

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Axumin (fluciclovine f-18) cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$550 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$537 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,349Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,818
$500$1K$2Kfacility $617professional $562

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Alaska 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.

California· 10th of 51

$562

AK $891KY $479

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.