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Yttrium-90 Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded

California rates for HCPCS C2616

Brachytherapy source, nonstranded, yttrium-90, per source

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Yttrium-90 Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded cost?

$13,490

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13,490 from a physician practice, and about $25,119 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13,490$12,882 to $18,197
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25,119$18,197 to $35,481

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,119 · 10th to 90th $12,023 to $50,119Professionalmedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $9,333 to $21,380
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $25,119professional $13,490

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
$12,022.64
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$58,884.37
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$33,113.11
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
$25,703.96
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$25,703.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$26,302.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$43,651.58

Where California sits

The same service costs 524.8 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· 46th of 51

$13,490

OK $41,687MT $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.