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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Kentucky 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$372$282 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,259 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,365Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $251 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $372

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
$269.15
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$427

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.