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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 7 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$380$331 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$1,738 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $479 to $10,965Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $269 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $380

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
$380.19
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$550

AK $1,148RI $331

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.