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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Massachusetts 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 9 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$479$331 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$347 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,169Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,549professional $479

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
$446.68
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 23rd of 51

$479

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.