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

South 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$46.77$42.66 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$23.99 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $24 to $117Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $24 to $91
$50$100$200$500facility $24professional $47

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
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
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.55

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 25th of 51

$46.77

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.