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Brachytherapy Radioelements

South Dakota rates for HCPCS Q3001

Radioelements for brachytherapy, any type, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brachytherapy Radioelements cost?

$66.07

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $87.10.

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 $105 · 10th to 90th $76 to $129Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $60 to $93
$100$200facility $105professional $66

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$371.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
4 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
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 12th of 51

$66.07

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.