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Brachytherapy Radioelements

South Carolina rates for HCPCS Q3001

Radioelements for brachytherapy, any type, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Radioelements cost?

$53.70

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $61.66.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $51 to $69Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $51 to $62
$50$100facility $51professional $54

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
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.96

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$53.70

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.