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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 October 2026.

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

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$380 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$302 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $195 to $3,548Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,898
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $537

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,148.15
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,905.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
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
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$525

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.