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Placement of a Breast Radiation Catheter

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 19297

Places a soft catheter into the cavity left after a breast lump is removed, so radiation can later be delivered from inside the breast. The catheter expands to fit the space, stays in for the days of treatment, and is then taken out. It is put in during the same operation that removes the lump and is billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of a Breast Radiation Catheter cost?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $5,129.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $102 to $7,413
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,025.60
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,848.93
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,125.38

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 147.9 times more in South Carolina than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $3,715 · 29th of 49
SC $13,490ND $91.20

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.