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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

Washington 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 10 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$537$355 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$589 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $437 to $15,136Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,000
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $832professional $537

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
$363.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$954.99
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$27,542.29
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,915.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 13th of 51

$562

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.