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Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mCi

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A9509

Iodine I-123 sodium iodide, diagnostic, per mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mCi cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 6 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$204$148 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$245 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $204 to $955Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $123 to $2,188
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $407professional $204

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
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,818.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 52.5 times more in Wyoming than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $229 · 31st of 51
WY $2,188MN $41.69

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.