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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

Washington, DC 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $19,953Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $447 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $501

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
$562.34
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$501

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.