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Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Iodine-125

Iowa 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$66.07 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$56.23 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $47 to $112Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $30 to $66
$10$20$50$100facility $78professional $66

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$66.07

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.