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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Indiana 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$141 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$398 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $195 to $5,129Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $120 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $182

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
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
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
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$200

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.