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

Illinois 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$42.66 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$45.71 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $32 to $479Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $39 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $46

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
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 27th of 51

$45.71

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.