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Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic

Kentucky 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$105$102 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$112 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $110 to $417Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $102 to $191
$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $105

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
$102.33
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 20th of 51

$112

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.