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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Nevada 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$389$316 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$575 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $363 to $14,791Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $389

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
$288.40
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,630.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
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
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 42nd of 51

$398

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.