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

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $87.10 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$42.66$39.81 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$41.69 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $23 to $151Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $35 to $87
$20$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 45th 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.