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Needle or Catheter Placement for Head and Neck Radiation

Vermont 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?

$692

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $741.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $6,761Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $513 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $692

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
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 20th of 51

$692

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.