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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

South Carolina 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$363 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$724 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $490 to $3,715Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $295 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $437

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
$316.23
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
7 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
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$457

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.