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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Michigan 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$427$347 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$490 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,786Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $288 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $427

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
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 39th of 51

$427

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.