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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

Maine 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?

$589

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $832.

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 $692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $12,023Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $589

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 26th of 51

$589

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.