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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Montana 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$214 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$219 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $200 to $417Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $141 to $363
$100$200$500facility $263professional $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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd of 51

$240

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.