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Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mCi

South 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$195$145 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$145 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $145 to $631Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,188
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $363professional $195

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
$144.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
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
$199.53
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where South 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.

South Carolina $204 · 36th 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.