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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Rhode Island 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?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $457.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $6,026Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $240 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $309

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 51st of 51

$331

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.