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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

Alaska rates for HCPCS 41019

A procedure to place thin needles or small tubes into tissues of the head or neck to prepare for internal radiation treatment. The radioactive material itself is applied in a separate service and charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$708 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,074 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,692
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $1,622

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,479.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$23,988.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,950

AK $1,950TX $427

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.