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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

New Mexico 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$339 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$708 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,890Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$281.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
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
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 30th of 51

$468

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.