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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Arizona 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 October 2026.

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

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$148 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$251 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,236Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $204

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.2 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.

Arizona· 31st of 51

$219

AK $617KY $148

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.