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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 July 2026.

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

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 6 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$562$372 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$2,754 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $676 to $13,490Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $562

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
$2,344.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 51

$676

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.