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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 57156

In this procedure a doctor places a small device inside the vagina that will later be loaded with a radioactive source to deliver radiation directly to nearby tissue, a treatment known as brachytherapy. It's commonly used as part of treatment for gynecologic cancers such as cervical or uterine cancer. The device itself does not contain radioactive material during placement; that is added afterward in a separate step.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 71 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$219$155 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$603 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $224 to $8,318Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $126 to $562
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $2,512professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

AK $603KY $158

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.