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Placing Radiation Target Markers Through the Skin

North Carolina 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?

$550

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $1,288.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,169Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $794 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $794

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Indiana than in California. 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 Carolina· 44th of 50

$550

IN $6,166CA $380

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.