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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Michigan 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 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 $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$162 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$200 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $151 to $912Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $102 to $282
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $195

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$4,786.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$195

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.