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External Radiation Treatment Delivery Session

Iowa 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 8 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$191$129 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$186 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $135 to $871Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $95 to $759
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $309professional $191

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
$74.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $214 · 9th 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.