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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

North Dakota 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$617$479 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$288 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $288 to $776Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $363 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $389professional $617

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
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$603

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.