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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 October 2026.

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

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$427$324 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$468 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,981Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $251 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $427

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
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,715.35
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$427

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.