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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi

New York rates for HCPCS A9531

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.47$3.39 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$4.68 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $3 to $52Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $51
$2$10$50$200facility $44professional $4

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
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.93
Median
$1.35
Typical High
$1.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.71
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$1.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.46
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.76
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where New York sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

New York· 18th of 51

$4.68

OH $11.48HI $2.51

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.