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Brachytherapy Source, Nonstranded, Cesium-131

Colorado rates for HCPCS C2643

Brachytherapy source, nonstranded, cesium-131, per source

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$158$64.57 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $68 to $214Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $62 to $158
$100$200facility $158professional $158

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Vermont than in Maine. 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$158

VT $275ME $61.66

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.