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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Florida 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$174$138 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,047 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,000Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $123 to $372
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $174

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
$645.65
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida $214 · 38th 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.