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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Alaska 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 6 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$603$269 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$240 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,514Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,096
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $603

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
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$603

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.