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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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$355 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,148 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $513 to $16,218Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $282 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $447

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
$1,071.52
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$23,988.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$490

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.