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Proton Beam Radiation Treatment Session

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 77523

Delivers a session of radiation treatment using a beam of protons instead of ordinary X-rays. Protons give up most of their energy at a set depth, so the dose can be concentrated on the target with less carrying on into the tissue behind it. This level covers sessions needing more shaping and setup than the most straightforward ones.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Proton Beam Radiation Treatment Session cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 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$1,122 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,175 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,074Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,630
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in Washington, DC 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$1,950

DC $4,898KY $148

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.