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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Maine 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$417$302 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$5,623 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $10,233Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $269 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $417

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 34th of 51

$417

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.