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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi

Iowa 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?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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 7 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$3.55$3.47 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$3.55 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $363Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $5professional $4

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
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$9.12

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.8 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.

Iowa· 38th of 51

$3.55

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.