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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Indiana 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$347 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$741 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $447

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
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
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
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 26th of 51

$479

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.