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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 July 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$195$141 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,089 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,233Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $120 to $427
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $195

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
$389.05
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$8,317.64
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$426.58
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $209 · 41st 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.