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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Illinois 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$355 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$794 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,457Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $269 to $741
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $437

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
$309.03
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
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
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$468

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.