go back

Brachytherapy Source, Iridium-192, High Dose Rate

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS C1717

Brachytherapy source, nonstranded, high dose rate iridium-192, per source

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Source, Iridium-192, High Dose Rate cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$224 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$251 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $43 to $1,549Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $79 to $398
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $537professional $224

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
$42.66
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$28,840.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Virginia. 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th of 51

$224

OK $1,288VA $224

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.