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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 October 2026.

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

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$282 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$417 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $316 to $11,749Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $219 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,023professional $331

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
$436.52
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
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
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$380

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.