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Placement Of Radioactive Seeds Into The Prostate

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 55875

This is a procedure to place thin needles or small catheters through the skin between the scrotum and rectum directly into the prostate gland, creating a path to later position tiny radioactive seeds or sources inside the gland. It may be done with the help of a viewing scope passed into the bladder. It is a key step in delivering internal radiation treatment directly to prostate cancer while limiting radiation exposure to nearby tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placement Of Radioactive Seeds Into The Prostate cost?

$4,213

Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,213 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$832 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$3,236 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $4,677Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,943
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $977

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
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Hawaii· 37th of 51

$4,213

$977 physician + $3,236 facility

OK $11,738MT $2,350

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.