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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Alaska rates for HCPCS 57155

This procedure places a small device inside the uterus and vagina to hold radioactive material in position for internal radiation treatment, most often used for cervical or uterine cancer. It is a preparatory step that positions the applicator; the radiation treatment itself is delivered afterward. It is done under anesthesia or sedation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$776 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,862 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $977 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,862
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $1,148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$16,218.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,380

AK $1,380NY $355

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.