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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi

Alabama rates for HCPCS A9531

Iodine I-131 sodium iodide, diagnostic, per mcCi (up to 100 mcCi)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi cost?

$2.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.95 from a physician practice, and about $4.37 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 3 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$2.95$2.95 to $3.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.37$3.72 to $6.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $4professional $3

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$9.55

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Ohio than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $2.95 · 47th of 51
OH $7.08HI $1.48

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.