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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Minnesota 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$794$525 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,122 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $372 to $14,791Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,445
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $794

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
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$25,118.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$832

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.