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Yttrium-90 Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded

California rates for HCPCS C2616

Brachytherapy source, nonstranded, yttrium-90, per source

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$15,849

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,849 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15,849 from a physician practice, and about $20,893 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$15,849$12,023 to $16,982
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20,893$15,849 to $39,811

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20,893 · 10th to 90th $9,550 to $58,884Professionalmedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $100 to $19,953
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $20,893professional $15,849

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
$9,549.93
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$53,703.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$58,884.37
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$33,113.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89,125.09
Median
$89,125.09
Typical High
$89,125.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$25,703.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$43,651.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $15,849 · 35th of 51
OK $28,184RI $14,125

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.