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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Idaho 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$437 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$676 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $417 to $11,220Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $776
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $513

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$16,218.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
12 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
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$550

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.