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Heat Treatment Of Tumor With Inserted Probes

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 77610

A cancer treatment in which probes are placed directly into a tumor and used to warm the tissue well above normal body temperature. Heating makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation, so it is given alongside a course of radiotherapy rather than on its own. Each heating session covers a defined treatment area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heat Treatment Of Tumor With Inserted Probes cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $977 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$708 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$676 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,288Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,096
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $977professional $955

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $955 · 17th of 51
WY $2,570FL $513

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.