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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi

Kentucky 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?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 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 6 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$3.63$2.40 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$2.09 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $389Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $3.63 · 34th 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.