Iodine-131 sodium iodide oral capsule therapy at Essentia Health Duluth

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IODIDE I-131, PER MCI

Duluth, MN

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Essentia Health Duluth’s median price of $34 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($46), higher than 33% of the 1,818 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9517. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9517 at Essentia Health Duluth

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 33 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	Medica medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$19	$19	$1	6%	—	$18 – $21
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
3	Healthpartners medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
4	Medica medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
5	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
6	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
7	Ucare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
9	Healthpartners medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$23	$1	6%	—	$22 – $25
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	$1	6%	—	$23 – $26
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	$1	6%	—	$23 – $26
13	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$25	$25	$1	6%	—	$24 – $27
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield shp facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$26	$26	$1	6%	—	$25 – $28
16	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$27	$27	$1	6%	—	$25 – $28
17	Sanford Health Plan commercia-ndpers facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
18	Sanford Health Plan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$28	$28	—	—	—	$28 – $28
19	Medica commercial-fi facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$32	$32	$2	6%	—	$31 – $34
20	Medica commercial-si facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$33	$33	$2	6%	—	$32 – $35
21	Medica commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$34	$34	$3	7%	—	$31 – $38
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
23	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	$2	6%	—	$36 – $41
24	Ucare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mn facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41

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Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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