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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 5 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$214$174 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$575 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,715Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $339
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,148professional $214

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
$251.19
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $263 · 21st 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.