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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Ohio 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$117$91.20 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$437 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,677Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $117

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
$3,311.31
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 50th of 51

$120

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.