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External Radiation Treatment Delivery Session

Colorado rates for HCPCS 77402

A patient receives a session of external beam radiation therapy delivered to a single treatment area, following a plan and setup already worked out by the radiation care team. Each session is quick, typically only a few minutes of actual treatment time, and is usually repeated over a series of daily visits. This particular service reflects a more straightforward setup rather than a highly complex one.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does External Radiation Treatment Delivery Session cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 7 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$135$132 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$214 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,820Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $100 to $234
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $490professional $135

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
$131.83
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $186 · 19th of 51
AK $372FL $110

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.