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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Kentucky 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$105$89.13 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,479 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,951Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $105

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$112

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.