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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Colorado 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 7 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$148 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$741 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,457Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $479
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68

Where Colorado sits

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.

Colorado $282 · 17th of 51
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.