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

West Virginia 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 4 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$40.74$35.48 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$64.57 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $65 to $79Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $32 to $62
$50$100$200$500facility $71professional $41

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
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 30th of 51

$42.66

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.