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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Connecticut 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$525$398 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,175 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,761Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $347 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$525

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.