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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Mississippi 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$676 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$741 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,288Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,023
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $955professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 35th of 51

$891

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.