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Heat Treatment Of Tumor With Inserted Probes

South Carolina 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 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$617$562 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$661 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,455Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,023
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,259professional $617

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $646 · 47th 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.