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External Radiation Treatment Session

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 77406

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 July 2026.

How much does External Radiation Treatment Session cost?

$525

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $525.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $162 to $631Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $525 to $525
$100$200$500facility $219professional $525

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Tennessee 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.

North Carolina· 6th of 26

$525

TN $525SC $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.