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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

77334 Radiation treatment device Medicare reimbursement rates in Idaho

Design and construction of a complex radiation treatment device, such as an irregular shielding block, compensator, or custom mold, reported for each distinct device. Compare 77334 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Idaho.

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

What does Medicare pay for 77334 in Idaho?

Idaho has 1 payment locality in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the payment area shown below, using the same CMS release.

Office / nonfacility

$118.25

1 of 1 localities have a supported rate.

Payment area: Idaho

One mapped payment locality.

Facility setting

No supported rate

These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.

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Radiation oncology physics

About 77334: Complex radiation treatment device design and construction

Design and construction of a complex radiation treatment device, such as an irregular shielding block, compensator, or custom mold, reported for each distinct device.

This service involves designing and constructing a complex device used to shape radiation or position the patient for treatment. Examples include irregular shielding blocks, special shields, compensators, and custom molds or casts. A radiation oncologist provides the professional work, while dosimetrists, physicists, or mold room staff may help design and fabricate the device. The work takes place in hospital radiation oncology departments and freestanding treatment centers.

Report one unit for each distinct complex device constructed, rather than one unit for every field in which the same device is used. Choose among 77332, 77333, and 77334 by the documented device design and construction, not the complexity of the treatment plan. Records should identify each device, its purpose, and the work supporting its complexity. CMS prices a professional component, reported with modifier 26, and a technical component, reported with modifier TC. An unmodified claim represents both components when the billing entity furnishes both; a physician billing separately for the professional work reports 26.

CMS billing rules for 77334

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU1.12 · 30%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.60 · 69%
  • Malpractice RVU0.06 · 2%

658.6K

Medicare services in 2024 · #192 by national volume

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

77334 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Idaho, from the same CMS release.

77333

Radiation aid

Intermediate complexity

$127.96

77333 covers intermediate devices, such as multiple standard blocks or bite blocks. Choose 77334 for documented complex design and construction, such as an irregular block, compensator, or custom mold.

77332

Treatment aid

Simple device

$38.22

77332 covers simple treatment devices. Choose 77334 when the documented device requires complex design and construction, rather than assigning a level based on treatment-plan complexity.

77338

MLC design

Per IMRT plan

$444.40

77338 covers multileaf collimator device design and construction for an IMRT plan. Use 77334 for a distinct complex physical treatment device, such as a custom mold or irregular block.

Compare 77334 by payment locality

Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.

1 of 1 payment localities

Office and facility base rates · shared scale starting at $0
  • Idaho →

    Office / nonfacility

    $118.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 77334 in Idaho.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,080

Code
77334
Physician work
1.12
Practice expense
2.60
Malpractice
0.06

GPCI2026.csv

47

Locality
Idaho
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.920
Malpractice
0.473
Office / nonfacility calculation for 77334 in Idaho
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work1.12× 1.0001.1200
Practice expense2.60× 0.9202.3920
Malpractice0.06× 0.4730.0284
Total RVUs3.5404
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Idaho$118.25

Explore RVUs, geographic factors and the full formula

Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work1.121
Practice expense2.60.92
Malpractice0.060.473

(1.12 × 1 + 2.6 × 0.92 + 0.06 × 0.473) × $33.4009 = $118.25

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

77334 billing questions

How many units of 77334 can be reported?

Report one unit for each distinct complex device designed and constructed. Document each device separately; using the same device for multiple fields does not make it multiple devices.

When is 77334 chosen over 77332 or 77333?

Select the level by the device's documented design and construction. Complex devices include irregular blocks, compensators, and custom molds or casts; 77332 covers simple devices, while 77333 covers intermediate devices such as multiple standard blocks or bite blocks.

Can 77334 be billed for an IMRT multileaf collimator design?

Report the IMRT multileaf collimator device design under 77338, not 77334. A distinct complex physical device may also support 77334 when separately constructed and documented.

How are the professional and technical components billed?

A physician billing separately for the professional work uses modifier 26. Modifier TC identifies the technical component on a claim for that component, while an unmodified claim represents both components when the billing entity furnishes both.

Is a device made at simulation separately reportable?

A distinct complex device designed and constructed at simulation may be reported with the simulation service when both are performed and documented. Do not assign a mask or other setup item to 77334 solely because it was made at simulation.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 77334PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,080 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for IdahoGPCI2026.csv, line 47 (RVU26D)