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Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Iodine-125

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS C2638

Brachytherapy source, stranded, iodine-125, per source

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 7 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$27.54$27.54 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$27.54 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $28 to $240Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $28 to $47
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $62professional $28

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
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
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
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in South Dakota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $27.54 · 35th of 51
SD $66.07KY $27.54

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.