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

New York 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$70.79 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$31.62 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $11 to $126Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $68 to $126
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $81

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
4 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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47

Where New York 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.

New York· 40th of 51

$81.28

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.