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

Louisiana rates for HCPCS A9528

Iodine I-131 sodium iodide capsule(s), diagnostic, per mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide Capsule(s), Diagnostic, per mCi cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$83.18$70.79 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$85.11 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $65 to $138Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $54 to $138
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $138professional $83

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
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Montana than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $85.11 · 18th of 51
MT $166HI $12.59

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.