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Internal Radiation Source Placement, Mid Complexity

South Dakota 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?

$977

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $1,380.

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 $977 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,820
$1Kprofessional $977

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$977

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.