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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

North Dakota 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$251 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$151 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $135 to $372Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $178 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $219professional $339

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
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$295

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.