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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Louisiana 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$603 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$851 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,020Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $68 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $955

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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$1,047

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.