`Q3001` Brachytherapy radioelements

Radioelements for brachytherapy, any type, each

Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
Status: active (October 2026 file)

Medicare pricing for Q3001

Physician Fee Schedule (CY 2026, RVU26D)

Status C: contractor-priced by the MAC.

Payer policies and prior authorization for Q3001

1 of 1 payer prior-auth lists that name Q3001 require prior authorization or set conditions: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

Payer	Plan	State	Prior auth	Conditions	Since	Source
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas	Texas PA exemption (gold card), outpatient, fully insured	TX	prior auth required	Gold-card exemption available	Jul 1, 2026	BCBSTX Outpatient Prior Authorization Exemption Clinical Guidelines (max units, PA exempt date range)

Payer coverage policies that name Q3001

Q3001 appears in 8 coverage policies from Aetna, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Blue Cross NC, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

Payer	Policy	Role in policy	Reviewed	Document
Aetna	Brachytherapy (0371)	covered if criteria are met	May 20, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Coronary Artery Brachytherapy and Other Adjuncts to Coronary Interventions (0491)	covered if criteria are met	Jul 30, 2026	payer document
Aetna	Liver and Other Neoplasms - Treatment Approaches (0268)	covered if criteria are met	Sep 18, 2026	payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Brachytherapy For Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Using Permanently Implanted Seeds (L.8.01.417)	covered if criteria are met		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Endobronchial Brachytherapy (L.8.03.404)	covered if criteria are met		payer document
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi	Highdose Rate Temporary Prostate Brachytherapy	covered if criteria are met		payer document
Blue Cross NC	Radiation Therapy Services	listed, no stance	Nov 1, 2025	payer document
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina	Breast Cancer Radiation Oncology (CAM 381)	listed, no stance	Apr 1, 2026	payer document

Recent prior-auth changes

Jun 1, 2023: PA removed, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan

Medicaid fee-for-service

CO: $82.46 (health_first_colorado), effective Jul 1, 2026
IN: $0.00 (professional, facility), effective Nov 10, 2017
ND: $0.00 (physician), effective Aug 1, 2026
VT: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_opps), effective Feb 1, 2026
WY: $0.00 (outpatient_hospital_apc, Children's Hospitals), effective Apr 1, 2026

From payers' published prior-auth lists, coverage policies and state Medicaid fee schedules, updated Oct 16, 2026. The role is what the policy's own code table or text says about the code. Not a guarantee of coverage or payment; verify with the payer. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

Q3001 Brachytherapy radioelements