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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

New Hampshire 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$355 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$741 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,715Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $263 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,230professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
5 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
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 22nd of 51

$501

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.