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Radiation Therapy Management For A Short Treatment Course

Maryland rates for HCPCS 77431

This service covers a doctor's oversight and management of a radiation therapy course that is completed in only one or two treatment sessions total, rather than the many sessions used in a typical extended course. It includes planning and monitoring the patient's response over that short course.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radiation Therapy Management For A Short Treatment Course cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$117$97.72 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$91.20 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $68 to $155Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $93 to $282
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $93professional $117

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $117 · 39th of 51
AK $363WV $97.72

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.