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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 July 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple cost?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 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. 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 5 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$977$851 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,549 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,495Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $977

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$1,549

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.