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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Iowa 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$490$347 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$955 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,471Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,738
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $490

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
$489.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$631

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.