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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Maryland 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$347$282 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$468 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,913Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $347

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
$467.74
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$347

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.