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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Nebraska 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$490$380 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$676 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,511Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $263 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $490

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
$380.19
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
58 · Staged procedure
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 17th of 51

$525

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.