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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

New Jersey 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$1,380$912 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,549 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,380

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
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,570.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 16th of 51

$1,380

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.