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Prostate Radiation Spacer Placement, with Imaging

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 55874

This procedure places a temporary spacer material between the prostate and the rectum before radiation therapy for prostate cancer, performed together with imaging guidance such as ultrasound or CT to confirm accurate placement. The spacer creates extra space to help shield the rectum from radiation exposure during treatment, and it is gradually absorbed by the body over the following months.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prostate Radiation Spacer Placement, with Imaging cost?

$589

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $4,365.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $468 to $13,490Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $158 to $8,913
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $468

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
$186.21
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$10,471.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
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
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Washington than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$589

WA $5,248NE $331

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.