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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Mississippi 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$229$174 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$170 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,318Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $132 to $407
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $457professional $229

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
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $251 · 22nd 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.