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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Minnesota 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 6 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$1,259$1,175 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,738 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,291
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $1,259

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
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 11th of 51

$1,479

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.