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Brachytherapy Source, Cesium-131 Chloride Solution

California rates for HCPCS C2644

Brachytherapy source, cesium-131 chloride solution, per mCi

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Source, Cesium-131 Chloride Solution cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$191$191 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$23.99 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $19 to $525Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $295
$0.1$1$10$100facility $38professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
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
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 346736.9 times more in Nebraska than in Virginia. 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· 12th of 45

$191

NE $6,918VA $0.02

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.