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Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Iodine-125

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $30.20 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 5 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 $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$27.54 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $28 to $52Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $16 to $47
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $30professional $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
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $27.54 · 44th 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.