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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

South Carolina 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$813 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,188 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $5,754Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $977

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
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,584.89
9 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
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$1,230

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.