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Doctor Oversight Of Radiation Given During Surgery

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 77469

Covers the radiation oncologist's work in planning, supervising, and verifying a dose of radiation delivered during an operation, while the surgical site is still open. Treating the tumor bed directly in the operating room concentrates the dose where it is needed and spares surrounding healthy tissue. This is the physician's management work, separate from the surgery itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Doctor Oversight Of Radiation Given During Surgery cost?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $646.

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 $617 · 10th to 90th $437 to $933Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,239
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $617professional $407

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
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.8 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.

Tennessee· 22nd of 51

$417

AK $1,288FL $269

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.