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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Iowa 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?

$1,514

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $2,239.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $741 to $4,786
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
4 more rates 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
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$1,514

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.