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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment, Simple

Virginia 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$355$295 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,148 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,413Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $355

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
$363.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
4 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
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$355

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.