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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 October 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$204 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$617 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,370Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $155 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $275

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
$218.78
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$309

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.