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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 October 2026.

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

$195

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $407.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,786Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$195

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.