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Placement Of Markers For Prostate Radiation Guidance

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 55876

Small markers, called fiducials, are placed into the prostate gland using a needle so that a radiation therapy machine can precisely track the gland's position during each treatment session. This helps ensure that radiation is aimed accurately at the prostate and not at surrounding healthy tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of Markers For Prostate Radiation Guidance cost?

$182

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $457.

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 $1,349 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,026Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $158

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Michigan. 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· 23rd of 51

$182

OK $891MI $132

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.