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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Missouri 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 7 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$389$302 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,042 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,965Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $389

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
$302.00
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 10th of 51

$603

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.