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Brachytherapy Radioelements

North Carolina rates for HCPCS Q3001

Radioelements for brachytherapy, any type, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Radioelements cost?

$43.65

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $47.86.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $55 to $55Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $42 to $58
$50facility $55professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in New York than in North Carolina. 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.

North Carolina· 51st of 51

$43.65

NY $200NC $43.65

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.