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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

New York 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 9 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$141$56.23 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$933 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,884Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $49 to $1,950
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $141

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where New York 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.

New York· 47th of 51

$447

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.