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Preparing A Tumor Cavity For Radiation

California rates for HCPCS 0735T

Prepares the cavity left behind after a tumor has been taken out so that a radiation applicator can be positioned in it during the same operation. It is an extra step alongside the tumor removal, aimed at delivering radiation directly to the tissue lining the cavity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Preparing A Tumor Cavity For Radiation cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,467 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 6 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$4,467$1,778 to $11,749
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,951 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $13,490Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $148 to $19,055
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $4,467

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 51.3 times more in Oregon than in Maryland. 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.

California· 9th of 49

$4,467

OR $6,607MD $129

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.