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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Colorado 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,175 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$891 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $123 to $2,042Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,239
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $1,479

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$1,479

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.