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

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, 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 $50.12 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$36.31 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$40.74 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $36 to $120Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $36 to $93
$50$100facility $50professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 36th 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.