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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Maryland 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?

$1,148

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,862.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,349Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $76professional $1,148

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 27th of 51

$1,148

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.