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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Utah 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$302 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,455 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $234 to $6,457Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $200 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $380

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
$234.42
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$575.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,791.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th of 51

$417

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.