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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Washington, DC 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?

$339

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $813.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,762Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $234 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $339

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
$234.42
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$339

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.