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Surface Radiation Treatment For A Skin Lesion

Pennsylvania 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which a radioactive source is moved into an applicator held against the skin, left in place for a measured time, then withdrawn into its shielded housing.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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$224 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$363 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,230Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $200 to $437
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $537professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
2 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
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$251

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.