Placing Radiation Target Markers Through the Skin

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 49411

Small metal markers are placed through the skin into or beside a tumor in the abdomen or pelvis, with imaging guiding the needle. The markers show up clearly on scans so a radiation beam can be aimed precisely and adjusted as the target moves with breathing. One or several markers may be placed in the same session.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placing Radiation Target Markers Through the Skin cost?

$1,855

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,855 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

29% physician fee71% facility fee

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 57 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$537	$245 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$1,318	$437 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,079Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $457.09 Median $2,630.27 Typical High $8,709.64	Facility	Global	$457.09	$2,630.27	$8,709.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $234.42 Median $1,258.93 Typical High $7,762.47	Facility	Global	$234.42	$1,258.93	$7,762.47
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $281.84 Median $616.60 Typical High $2,187.76	Facility	Global	$281.84	$616.60	$2,187.76
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $616.60 Median $2,454.71 Typical High $5,888.44	Facility	Global	$616.60	$2,454.71	$5,888.44

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Nebraska than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

NE $4,280CA $837

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.