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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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$355 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$631 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,266Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $251 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $479

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
2 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
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$490

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.