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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 October 2026.

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

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$316 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$575 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $324 to $10,233Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $269 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,585professional $398

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
$338.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$22,387.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,570.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
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
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$407

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.