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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 July 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 6 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$407$309 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$676 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $380 to $6,761Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $245 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $407

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
$380.19
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$447

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.