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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 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 $1,318 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$1,318$933 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,023 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,754Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,786
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $1,318

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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 19th 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.