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Whole Body PET Imaging, Melanoma, Noncovered Indications

California rates for HCPCS G0219

PET imaging whole body; melanoma for noncovered indications

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole Body PET Imaging, Melanoma, Noncovered Indications cost?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$2,512$2,188 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$2,138 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,888Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,266
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $2,512

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
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52

Where California sits

The same service costs 56.2 times more in Nebraska than in Montana. 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· 4th of 51

$2,512

NE $4,467MT $79.43

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.