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Placement Of Internal Radiation Applicator, Uterus

West 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 5 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$355$275 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$355 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,026Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $234 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $355

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
$288.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,398.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$380

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.