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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 July 2026.

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

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$200$132 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$257 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $240 to $646Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $102 to $603
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $316professional $200

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58

Where Montana 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.

Montana $229 · 31st 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.