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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

Maryland 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?

$501

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,388Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $427 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $501

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$501

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.