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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Indiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $245 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$141 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$141 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $141 to $977Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $245professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$174

AK $3,715KY $112

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.