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

Montana 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$100$83.18 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$166 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $155 to $69,183Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $58 to $170
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $170professional $100

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Montana 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.

Montana· 1st of 51

$166

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.