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Extra Planning For A Complex Radiation Treatment Session

Vermont 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?

$251

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $589.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,467Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $170 to $603
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $209

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 14th of 51

$251

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.