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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 July 2026.

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

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 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 $61.66 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 6 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$45.71$38.02 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$42.66 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $29 to $240Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $100
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $62professional $46

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
$26.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Nebraska than in Minnesota. 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· 8th of 51

$45.71

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.