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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 July 2026.

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

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$355$302 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$490 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,129Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $234 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $355

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
$354.81
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$372

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.