go back

Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

Arizona 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$457 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,660 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,607Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,467
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $479

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 44th of 51

$490

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.