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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 July 2026.

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

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 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 $2,884 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$1,778$1,230 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,188 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,715
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,884professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$95.50

Where California sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $1,778 · 7th of 51
AK $3,020NC $200

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.