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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

New Hampshire 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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$708$562 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,820 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $8,710Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,175
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $708

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
1 more rate 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
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$708

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.