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Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded, Gold-198

California rates for HCPCS C1716

Brachytherapy source, nonstranded, gold-198, per source

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded, Gold-198 cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$209 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$79.43 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $52 to $603Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $186 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $209professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 26.3 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.

California· 22nd of 51

$209

OK $2,089MT $79.43

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.