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Iodine I-131 Iobenguane Sulfate, Diagnostic

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A9508

Iodine I-131 iobenguane sulfate, diagnostic, per 0.5 mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Iobenguane Sulfate, Diagnostic cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 4 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$794$661 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$794 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $631 to $955Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $661 to $891
$500.0$1.0Kfacility $851professional $794

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
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Hawaii than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $813 · 24th of 51
HI $1,445MN $245

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.