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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Maryland 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$195$141 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$186 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $126 to $490Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $120 to $537
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $195

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
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$195

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.