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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Connecticut 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 5 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$275$195 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$1,318 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,511Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $138 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $275

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
$602.56
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 8th of 51

$331

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.