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Placement Of Breast Radiation Catheters

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 19298

Placement of thin tubes into the breast so a radioactive source can later be inserted to deliver radiation directly to the area where a tumor was removed. Imaging is used to position the tubes accurately. The radiation treatment itself is given separately, through the tubes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of Breast Radiation Catheters cost?

$7,943

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $11,749.

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 $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $6,918Professionalmedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $295 to $13,804
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $7,943

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Hawaii than in New Mexico. 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$7,943

HI $7,943NM $692

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.