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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Rhode Island 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$813 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$1,148 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $4,074Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$1,202

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.