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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 July 2026.

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

$537

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $589.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $427 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $525

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
$562.34
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 38th of 51

$537

CA $1,349WV $479

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.