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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

North Carolina 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$661$490 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$437 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,365Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $661

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
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
8 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
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$661

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.