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Robotic Image-Guided Waterjet Ablation Probe

California rates for HCPCS C2596

Probe, image guided, robotic, waterjet ablation

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Robotic Image-Guided Waterjet Ablation Probe cost?

$9,333

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,333 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 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 7 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$1,349$1,349 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$6,607 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,786
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $1,349

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Rhode Island than in Maine. 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· 3rd of 51

$9,333

RI $14,125ME $1,349

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.