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Cesium-131 Brachytherapy Source, Stranded

California rates for APC 2642

Brachytx, stranded, C-131

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cesium-131 Brachytherapy Source, Stranded cost?

$186

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $288.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $129 to $479
$100$200$500facility $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$281.84

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Maine than in South Dakota. 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.

California· 20th of 28

$186

ME $501SD $100

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.