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

New Mexico 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$51.29$42.66 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$56.23 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $33 to $186Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $22 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $112professional $51

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
2 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
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.24

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 17th of 51

$54.95

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.