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External Radiation Treatment Delivery Session

Virginia 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$166$129 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$132 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $100 to $513Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $115 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $204professional $166

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
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$741.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

Virginia· 25th of 51

$178

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.