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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Georgia 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$200 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$195 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $123 to $3,548Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $145 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $251

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
$162.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
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
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$251

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.