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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Florida 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 8 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$347$295 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$1,514 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $661 to $13,183Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $240 to $617
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $347

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
$549.54
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 38th of 51

$398

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.