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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

North Carolina 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 8 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$224$158 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$251 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,244Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $120 to $550
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $724professional $224

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
$234.42
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $234 · 27th 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.