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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

New Jersey 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 7 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$355$269 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,467 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $11,749Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $229 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $355

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
$1,548.82
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 39th of 51

$398

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.