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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 July 2026.

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

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$275$166 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$479 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $275 to $6,761Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $138 to $832
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $275

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
$281.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $295 · 11th 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.