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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Oregon 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$661$468 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$661 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $457 to $5,623Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,072
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $759professional $661

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
$407.38
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$831.76
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$19,952.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
10 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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$692

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.