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

North Dakota 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 North Dakota, 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 $38.02 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$37.15 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$37.15 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $37 to $62Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $31 to $93
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $38professional $43

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
1 more rate 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
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.94

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 41st 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.