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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Nebraska 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 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$372$229 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,585 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $316 to $13,490Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $141 to $832
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $372

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
$575.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $437 · 3rd 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.