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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 July 2026.

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

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$263$174 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$275 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,495Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $135 to $447
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $457professional $263

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
$1,621.81
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $263 · 20th 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.