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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Therapeutic, per mCi

Alabama rates for HCPCS A9517

Iodine I-131 sodium iodide capsule(s), therapeutic, per mCi

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Therapeutic, per mCi cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$42.66 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$661 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $95 to $661Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $41 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $661professional $79

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Texas than in Connecticut. 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.

Alabama· 9th of 51

$79.43

TX $93.33CT $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.