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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 October 2026.

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

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 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$240$170 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$158 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,148Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $240

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
$169.82
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 20th of 51

$251

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.