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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Tennessee 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$347 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,047 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $525 to $6,166Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $457

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
$436.52
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
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
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 15th of 51

$537

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.