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

Virginia 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$77.62 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$85.11 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $78 to $209Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $56 to $117
$50$100$200facility $129professional $85

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
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
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 15th of 51

$85.11

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.