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Internal Radiation Source Placement, Mid Complexity

Louisiana 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?

$851

Typical physician fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $933.

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 $851 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,023
$500$1Kprofessional $851

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
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$851

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.