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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Kansas 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$389 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$977 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,761Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $309 to $832
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
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
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$603

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.