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Iodine I-131 Sodium Iodide, Diagnostic, per mcCi

South Carolina 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.39$2.63 to $3.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.17 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$0.5$2$10$50facility $6professional $3

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
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$0.33
Typical High
$2.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$7.59
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.50
Median
$0.50
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.34
Median
$0.34
Typical High
$0.42

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$3.72

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.