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Breast Applicator Placement for Intraoperative Radiation

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 3 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$1,202$1,202 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$1,514 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,202

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
$1,202.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 21st of 51

$1,202

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.