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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 October 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,175 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,380 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,090
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $1,479

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
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 12th of 51

$1,479

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.