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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 October 2026.

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

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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$417$309 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,175 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $263 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $417

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
$295.12
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$794.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
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
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 35th of 51

$437

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.