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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Hawaii 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?

$170

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $288.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $126 to $11,749
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,890professional $170

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
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii $170 · 50th 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.