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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 October 2026.

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

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$331 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$288 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,660Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $389professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$389

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.