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Internal Radiation Treatment, Single Applicator

Iowa rates for HCPCS 77785

A treatment session in which a strong radioactive source is driven by machine along one applicator tube placed in or beside the tumor, held at set positions for measured times, then pulled back into its shielded container. This is the version used when a single applicator channel is treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Internal Radiation Treatment, Single Applicator cost?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $676.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $525Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $363 to $676
$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $537

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 42.7 times more in California 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.

Iowa· 8th of 30

$537

CA $5,888FL $138

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.