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Iodine I-131 Iodinated Serum Albumin, Diagnostic

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A9524

Iodine I-131 iodinated serum albumin, diagnostic, per 5 mcCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Iodinated Serum Albumin, Diagnostic cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 6 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$372$81.28 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$81.28 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,047Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $81 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $85professional $372

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
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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 Carolina· 33rd of 51

$372

AK $603HI $18.62

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.