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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 October 2026.

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

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$759$501 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$389 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $269 to $6,761Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $759

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
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$776

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.