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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Tennessee 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$813$309 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,188 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,623Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,570
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $813

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
$707.95
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$870.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 38th of 51

$891

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.