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Radiation Therapy Verification Imaging

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 77417

An X-ray image taken during a course of radiation therapy to verify that the treatment beam is correctly aligned with the area being treated. It is a positioning check, not a treatment session itself, and helps ensure radiation is delivered accurately to the intended target.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Radiation Therapy Verification Imaging cost?

$20.89

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.49 to $27.54.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $107Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $2 to $39
$0.5$2$10$50facility $23professional $21

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.39
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.5 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.

South Dakota· 20th of 51

$20.89

AK $60.26FL $10.96

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.