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Radiation Therapy Management For A Short Treatment Course

South Dakota 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?

$129

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $214.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $251Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $95 to $251
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $158professional $126

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
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $129 · 33rd 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.