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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 October 2026.

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

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$282 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$389 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $275 to $3,090Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $245 to $692
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $339

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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
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
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$363

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.