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Internal Radiation Source Placement, Mid Complexity

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 77771

Small radioactive sources are temporarily placed directly into or next to a tumor to deliver radiation from the inside, a technique used for certain cancers instead of, or in addition to, external radiation beams. This version reflects a moderate level of complexity based on how many source positions are used.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Internal Radiation Source Placement, Mid Complexity cost?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $832.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,162
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $575

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Wyoming 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$575

WY $2,344FL $457

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.