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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 October 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple cost?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,072.

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

Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $1,023

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 29th of 51

$1,023

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.