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External Radiation Treatment Delivery Session

Tennessee 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$135$126 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$166 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $129 to $575Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $98 to $200
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $245professional $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
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $145 · 41st 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.