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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Ohio 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 8 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$417$331 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,202 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $437 to $9,772Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $269 to $933
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $417

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
$426.58
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 21st of 51

$479

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.