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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Pennsylvania 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$871$794 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,175 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,248Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,585
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $2,455professional $871

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
$3,715.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,479.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$871

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.