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Cryoablation Probe or Needle

California rates for HCPCS C2618

Probe/needle, cryoablation

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cryoablation Probe or Needle cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 8 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$240$240 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$372 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $240 to $3,467Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $224 to $708
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $776professional $240

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
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.62
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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,691.53
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.62
Typical High
$0.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Hawaii than in New Hampshire. 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· 20th of 51

$240

HI $708NH $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.