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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Oregon 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$1,122 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$851 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,138Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $79 to $2,754
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $2,138

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,819.70
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
1 more rate 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
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 4th of 51

$1,820

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.