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Internal Radiation Treatment, Many Applicators

Iowa rates for HCPCS 77787

A treatment session in which a strong radioactive source is driven by machine through thin applicator tubes 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 large number of applicator channels are treated in the one session.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Internal Radiation Treatment, Many Applicators cost?

$1,738

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,514 to $3,802.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $1,000 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,585Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,802
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $2,188

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 125.9 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. 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· 14th of 32

$1,738

MO $3,802SC $30.20

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.