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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Illinois 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$1,096$851 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$794 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $708 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,622
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $1,096

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
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
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$16,595.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,570.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$1,096

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.