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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

South Dakota 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$661$490 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$447 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,738Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $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
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
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
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$661

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.