Radiation Sources Placed Into Tissue, More Involved

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 77777

Placement of small radioactive sources into or immediately beside a tumor so that radiation is delivered from within the body across a short distance, concentrating the dose on the target and sparing tissue further away. This version covers a more involved arrangement of sources than the simplest placement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radiation Sources Placed Into Tissue, More Involved cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 23 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1,047	$832 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1,288	$776 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $646 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,571

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $436.52 Median $1,288.25 Typical High $2,238.72	Facility	Global	$436.52	$1,288.25	$2,238.72
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,479.11 Median $1,949.84 Typical High $5,495.41	Facility	Global	$1,479.11	$1,949.84	$5,495.41
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $831.76 Median $1,047.13 Typical High $1,621.81	Professional	Global	$831.76	$1,047.13	$1,621.81

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 29.5 times more in California than in New York. 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.

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CA $4,571NY $155

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.