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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

North Dakota 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$832$631 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$490 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,570Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $832

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$851

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.