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Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic

Nebraska 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 7 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$170$102 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$100 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $71 to $427Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $135professional $170

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
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$166

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.