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Complex Radiation Treatment Planning

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 77263

This is a planning session with the radiation oncology team to design a complex course of radiation therapy, accounting for factors like an unusual treatment area shape or the need to protect nearby sensitive structures. It takes place before treatment sessions begin and results in a detailed plan for how the radiation will be delivered.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complex Radiation Treatment Planning cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$141 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $141 to $468Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $316
$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $204

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
8 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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 32nd of 51

$204

AK $676FL $151

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.