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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Arizona 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$398 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$269 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,692Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $100 to $5,623
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $427professional $1,122

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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 23rd of 51

$1,122

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.