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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi

Minnesota 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$5.89$4.68 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$3.02 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $47Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9professional $6

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
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$8.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.94

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $5.89 · 7th 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.