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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Nevada 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 6 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$1,122$166 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$324 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,549Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $1,122

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st of 51

$1,096

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.