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Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Cesium-131

California rates for HCPCS C2642

Brachytherapy source, stranded, cesium-131, per source

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Cesium-131 cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$87.10$87.10 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$89.13 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $87 to $331Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $85 to $89
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $98professional $87

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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Alabama than in Arkansas. 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· 11th of 51

$87.10

AL $162AR $85.11

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.