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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 October 2026.

How much does Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation cost?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $269.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $85 to $631Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$191

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.