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Breast Applicator Placement for Intraoperative Radiation

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS C9726

Placement and removal (if performed) of applicator into breast for intraoperative radiation therapy, add-on to primary breast procedure

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breast Applicator Placement for Intraoperative Radiation cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 6 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$1,479$1,202 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,820 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $1,479

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
$1,479.11
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in Wisconsin. 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.

Massachusetts· 4th of 51

$1,514

CA $3,020WI $1,202

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.