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PET Radiopharmaceutical for Nontumor Identification

California rates for HCPCS A9598

Positron emission tomography radiopharmaceutical, diagnostic, for nontumor identification, not otherwise classified

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PET Radiopharmaceutical for Nontumor Identification cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,778 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$52.48 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $50 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $2,188
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $68professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 109647.8 times more in Arkansas than in Georgia. 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· 3rd of 42

$1,778

AR $2,188GA $0.02

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.