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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 9 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$251$155 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$182 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,548Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $575
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $955professional $251

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
$204.17
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$562.34
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $263 · 19th 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.