go back

Brachytherapy Source, Stranded, Cesium-131

Ohio 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 4 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$162$87.10 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$87.10 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $162Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $162
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $162professional $162

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
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Alabama than in Arkansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $162 · 5th of 51
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.