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Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Iodine-125

California rates for HCPCS C2638

Brachytherapy source, stranded, iodine-125, per source

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Iodine-125 cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$37.15 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$57.54 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $47 to $117Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $37 to $63
$5$10$20$50$100facility $66professional $37

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10

Where California sits

The same service costs 44.7 times more in South Carolina 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· 33rd of 51

$37.15

SC $87.10NH $1.95

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.