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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Washington, DC 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $631.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $126 to $7,762Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $562
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,548professional $195

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
$125.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $195 · 46th 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.