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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Idaho 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$229 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$229 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $186 to $832Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $174 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $355professional $275

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$575.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$380.19
7 more rates 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$275

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.