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Placing Radioactive Sources Into Tissue

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 77778

Places radioactive sources directly into or beside a tumor through needles or thin tubes, so the radiation acts from inside the tissue over a very short distance. That spares nearby healthy organs compared with beams aimed from outside. This covers the more involved version, where many sources must be positioned and checked.

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th–90th $389$1,2590%20%40%10th90th$501Professionalmedian $759 · 10th–90th $437$1,3490%10%10th90th$759$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99