Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
I-131 NA IOD THER CAP/MCI
Phoenix, AZ
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Dignity Health’s median price of $27 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($46), higher than 25% of the 1,818 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9517. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|navigate fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|dual complete case rate · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | 1–10 | $25 – $25 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 8 | Cigna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 9 | First Health medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 11 | Optum medicare|optumcare fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | 1–10 | $25 – $25 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|dignityhealthemployee fee schedule · outpatient | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 14 | Optum medicare|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $27 | $27 | — | — | — | $27 – $27 |
| 15 | Optum commercial|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|lifesource fee schedule · outpatient | $73 | $73 | — | — | — | $73 – $73 |
| 17 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 18 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $101 | $101 | — | — | — | $101 – $101 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $104 | $104 | — | — | — | $104 – $104 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|localplus surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $108 | $108 | — | — | 1–10 | $108 – $108 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $132 | $132 | — | — | 1–10 | $132 – $132 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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