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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 October 2026.

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

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$162 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,631Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $112 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $316professional $182

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
$169.82
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,019.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
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
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$191

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.