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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Kentucky 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$148$117 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$141 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,479Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $102 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $204professional $148

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
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
2 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$148

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.