Diagnostic iodine-131 sodium iodide dose at Lancaster General Health

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Original text from hospital filings

SODIUM IODINE I-131 CAPSULE FOR THYROID UPTAKE

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $321 is 2495% above the median hospital's median price ($12), higher than 93% of the 1,042 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9531. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9531 at Lancaster General Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 25 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	Cigna cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
2	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$76	$76	—	—	—	$76 – $76
4	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$91	$91	—	—	—	$91 – $91
6	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
7	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$185	$185	—	—	—	$185 – $185
8	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
9	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$222	$222	—	—	—	$222 – $222
10	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$255	$255	—	—	—	$255 – $255
11	Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$258	$258	—	—	—	$258 – $258
12	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$288	$288	—	—	—	$288 – $288
13	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
14	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$319	$319	—	—	—	$319 – $319
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$324	$324	—	—	—	$324 – $324
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
18	Highmark highmark aca facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
19	Highmark highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
20	Highmark highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
21	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
22	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
23	Magellan magellan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
24	Magellan magellan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$381	$381	—	—	—	$381 – $381
25	Highmark highmark commercial non-preferred facility · other · outpatient	$384	$384	—	—	—	$384 – $384

Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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