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Extra Planning For A Complex Radiation Treatment Session

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 77470

An additional service is billed when a radiation therapy session requires special technique or extra planning beyond a standard daily treatment, for example, when a very large area of the body needs to be treated at once. It reflects the added complexity of that particular session rather than a separate treatment on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Extra Planning For A Complex Radiation Treatment Session cost?

$209

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $129 to $513Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,514
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $182

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.1 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$209

AK $575FL $112

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.