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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

North Carolina 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$741$513 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,096 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $724 to $7,413Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
7 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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$759

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.