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

Louisiana 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$40.74 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$40.74 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $24 to $708Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $39 to $93
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $62professional $43

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
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
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
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 39th of 51

$42.66

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.