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Fluciclovine F-18 (Axumin), Diagnostic

California rates for HCPCS A9588

Fluciclovine F-18, diagnostic, 1 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 9 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$550$525 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$603 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,514Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $447 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $550

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
$549.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52

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· 7th of 51

$589

AK $891KY $457

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.