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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 July 2026.

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

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 7 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$186$138 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$275 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,898Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $110 to $295
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $977professional $186

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
$190.55
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $195 · 44th 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.