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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 October 2026.

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

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$398 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,042 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $589 to $11,220Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $331 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $525

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
$380.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$14,791.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,801.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
6 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
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$575

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.