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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

New Jersey 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$148 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$355 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,754Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $126 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $200

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
$147.91
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,466.84
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$214

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.