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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Iowa 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$372$251 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$316 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $195 to $2,951Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $195 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $372

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
$288.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$707.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
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
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$389

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.