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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 October 2026.

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

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$562 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,698 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $708 to $4,898Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $479 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $603

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$617

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.