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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 October 2026.

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

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 5 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$1,905$501 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,026Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $166 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$616.60
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
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$288

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.