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Yttrium-90 Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $19,953 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$15,849 to $15,849
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19,953$15,849 to $57,544

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19,953 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $154,882Professionalmedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $14,125 to $18,197
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $19,953professional $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
$5,248.07
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$46,773.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$131,825.67
Typical High
$281,838.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$33,113.11
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
$933.25
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$85,113.80
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$93,325.43
Typical High
$229,086.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$57,543.99
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79,432.82
Median
$147,910.84
Typical High
$223,872.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$57,543.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $15,849 · 43rd 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.