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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 October 2026.

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

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$372$302 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$417 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $234 to $10,715Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $263 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $372

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
$234.42
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$14,791.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
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
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 47th of 51

$380

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.