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Internal Radiation Source Placement, Mid Complexity

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $692.

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 $575 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,047
$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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st 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.