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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

North Carolina 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$1,318$1,096 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$1,778 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $1,318

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
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$1,318

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.