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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Delaware 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$135 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$115 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,698Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $117 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $224professional $174

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
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$178

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.