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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment Session

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 77522

A session of proton beam radiation therapy, in which charged particles rather than ordinary X-rays are aimed at a tumor. Protons release most of their energy at a set depth and then stop, so less radiation passes into healthy tissue beyond the target. This covers the delivery of one treatment session, not the planning that comes before the course.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment Session cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$1,820$1,585 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,291 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $1,820

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,803.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 30.9 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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.

New Jersey· 11th of 51

$1,820

AK $3,715OH $120

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.