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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$204$148 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$251 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $138 to $4,786Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $204

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
$138.04
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$776.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Nevada· 40th of 51

$209

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.