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

North Carolina 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$81.28$42.66 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$36.31 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $30 to $66Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $36 to $87
$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $81

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
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 2nd of 51

$60.26

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.