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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 October 2026.

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

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$692$501 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$759 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,511Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $692

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
$501.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
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
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$741

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.