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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 July 2026.

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

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 7 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$234$174 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,318 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $741 to $7,244Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $234

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
$363.08
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.8 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· 15th of 51

$282

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.