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External Radiation Treatment Session

Iowa rates for HCPCS 77403

One session of external radiation therapy aimed at a single area of the body. A machine outside the body directs a radiation beam at the target from one or two directions while the patient lies still. Nothing is inserted into the body and the beam itself cannot be felt as it is delivered.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does External Radiation Treatment Session cost?

$166

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $389.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $79 to $389Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $100 to $468
$100$200$500facility $166professional $275

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$467.74

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Oklahoma than in South Carolina. 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.

Iowa· 19th of 30

$166

OK $468SC $30.20

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.