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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Kansas 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 5 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$724$724 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$575 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,754Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $724

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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 42nd of 51

$724

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.