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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Missouri 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 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$759$631 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$468 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,802Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $759

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 40th of 51

$776

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.