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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 October 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$48.98 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$851 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,884Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $47 to $1,072
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $58

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
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,388.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
3 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
$426.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where New York 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 York· 51st of 51

$57.54

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.