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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 77520

Delivery of one session of proton beam radiation therapy, which uses charged particles that stop at a set depth in the body instead of passing all the way through. This is the straightforward form, aimed at a single treatment area without the custom-shaped devices used to shape the beam around more complicated targets. A full course is made up of many such sessions, usually given on weekdays over several weeks.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $562 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$708 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$513 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,047Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $562professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Arkansas· 40th of 51

$741

AK $3,715NY $57.54

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.