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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Virginia 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 8 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$417$316 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$417 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $316 to $8,318Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $240 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,096professional $417

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
$338.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$427

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.