Level 7 Radiation Therapy — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit · 198 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $39,514
Typical charge
$59,148
Dearest quarter
over $87,661
Actually paid
$7,424
The middle U.S. hospital bills $59,148 for Level 7 Radiation Therapy. The dearest hospitals charge about 5.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $7,424 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Level 7 Radiation Therapy cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3 | $25,750 | $20,332 – $85,261 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $25,942 | $7,769 – $68,444 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | $33,731 | $11,984 – $99,054 |
| Michigan | 7 | $37,931 | $16,731 – $72,853 |
| Tennessee | 3 | $40,999 | $31,059 – $50,422 |
| Minnesota | 4 | $44,701 | $14,734 – $72,548 |
| Kansas | 3 | $44,776 | $24,888 – $125,467 |
| Missouri | 6 | $46,454 | $29,410 – $204,824 |
| South Carolina | 5 | $46,912 | $42,191 – $99,590 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $47,049 | $21,831 – $240,084 |
| Virginia | 5 | $49,120 | $39,248 – $149,758 |
| Illinois | 11 | $55,897 | $25,520 – $212,289 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $58,312 | $29,964 – $147,988 |
| Ohio | 7 | $63,275 | $34,562 – $120,973 |
| Colorado | 3 | $66,175 | $58,214 – $87,004 |
| Georgia | 7 | $67,886 | $36,585 – $104,313 |
| California | 17 | $70,789 | $32,039 – $234,669 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $70,923 | $26,896 – $100,206 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $72,053 | $55,661 – $102,010 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $72,094 | $50,952 – $94,109 |
| Florida | 13 | $78,029 | $22,917 – $159,850 |
| New York | 13 | $78,478 | $33,460 – $191,494 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | $82,309 | $23,419 – $107,680 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $89,609 | $34,295 – $308,307 |
| Oregon | 3 | $96,717 | $70,419 – $115,577 |
| Washington | 5 | $113,935 | $26,068 – $126,603 |
| Texas | 6 | $156,910 | $55,086 – $253,746 |
Where Level 7 Radiation Therapy is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
Lafayette, LA |
$7,769 | $6,474 |
|
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL |
$8,362 | $6,432 |
|
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA |
$11,984 | $8,362 |
|
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
Saint Cloud, MN |
$14,734 | $7,912 |
|
Billings Clinic Hospital
Billings, MT |
$15,463 | $7,301 |
|
Henry Ford Health Hospital
Detroit, MI |
$16,731 | $6,810 |
|
Unm Hospital
Albuquerque, NM |
$16,964 | $6,892 |
|
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport
Shreveport, LA |
$18,910 | $6,474 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital
Phoenix, AZ |
$20,332 | $7,594 |
|
Duke Health Raleigh Hospital
Raleigh, NC |
$21,831 | $7,011 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$22,113 | $8,362 |
|
Community Hospital East
Indianapolis, IN |
$22,163 | $6,661 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Merit Health Central
Jackson, MS |
$308,307 | $6,519 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$253,746 | $7,026 |
|
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC |
$240,084 | $7,052 |
|
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX |
$235,710 | $7,221 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$234,669 | $9,568 |
|
Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health
Charlotte, NC |
$220,721 | $6,997 |
|
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$212,289 | $7,350 |
|
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, MO |
$204,824 | $6,801 |
|
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center
Syracuse, NY |
$191,494 | $8,255 |
|
Mount Sinai South Nassau
Oceanside, NY |
$187,013 | $8,772 |
|
Sierra Medical Center
El Paso, TX |
$165,605 | $6,420 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$159,850 | $7,054 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 7 Radiation Therapy?
Across 198 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 7 Radiation Therapy is $59,148. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $39,514 and the dearest quarter over $87,661.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Level 7 Radiation Therapy, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 5.3x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $7,424 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $82,180. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as APC 5627: “Level 7 Radiation Therapy”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.