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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Kansas 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 6 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$219$178 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$427 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $229 to $8,511Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $309
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $219

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
$309.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Kansas· 26th of 51

$245

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.