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Surface Radiation Treatment For A Skin Lesion

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 77767

Radiation treatment in which a radioactive source is moved into an applicator held against the skin, left in place for a measured time, then withdrawn into its shielded housing. Working out the dose is included when it is done. This version covers a smaller treatment area, treated through a single applicator channel.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surface Radiation Treatment For A Skin Lesion cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$240 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$234 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,175Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $589
$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $324

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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Oklahoma 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$324

OK $1,148FL $200

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.