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Internal Radiation Source Placement, Mid Complexity

Kentucky 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $646.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $501 to $776
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $550

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
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$550

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.