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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

New Jersey 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$457$324 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,570 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $10,471Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $269 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $457

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$22,387.21
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 47th of 51

$457

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.