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Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic

Alaska rates for HCPCS A9516

Iodine I-123 sodium iodide, diagnostic, per 100 mcCi, up to 999 mcCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$182$174 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$115 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $85 to $363Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $107 to $309
$100$200$500facility $166professional $182

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
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$147.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in West Virginia than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$174

WV $282HI $36.31

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.