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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 October 2026.

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

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$355 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$646 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,786Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $759
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $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
$512.86
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
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
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 34th of 51

$447

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.