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

Iowa rates for HCPCS A9517

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 8 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$44.67$39.81 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$23.99 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $24 to $120Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $35 to $91
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $24professional $45

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
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Nebraska than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $44.67 · 13th of 51
NE $60.26MN $35.48

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.