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Internal Radiation Treatment, Single Delivery Channel

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 77770

This is a session of internal radiation therapy in which a radioactive source is temporarily guided into or near a tumor through a single delivery channel, then removed after the dose is delivered. It's typically used to treat tumors inside body cavities or tissue, allowing a high dose of radiation to be delivered directly to the target while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. It includes the basic treatment planning needed for that session.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Internal Radiation Treatment, Single Delivery Channel cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$234 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,042 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,012Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $132 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $324

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
1 more rate 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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$331

AK $1,230FL $269

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.