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Extra Planning For A Complex Radiation Treatment Session

West Virginia 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $117 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$178 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$117 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,020Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $117 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $117professional $372

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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$724.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 18th of 51

$234

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.