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Iodine I-123 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic

Tennessee 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 5 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$105 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$74.13 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $28 to $186Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $107
$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $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
$27.54
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 47th of 51

$105

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.