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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Arizona 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$302 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$550 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $398 to $4,467Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $380

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 36th of 51

$437

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.