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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Maine 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?

$219

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $331.

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 $513 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,230Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $135 to $437
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $219

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$219

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.