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

North Carolina rates for HCPCS A9528

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$66.07 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$93.33 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $93 to $178Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $39 to $93
$10$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $72

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
9 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Ohio 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· 29th of 51

$83.18

OH $282HI $56.23

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.