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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Oklahoma 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 5 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$200$155 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,000 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $229 to $8,128Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $138 to $288
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $200

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
$229.09
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $282 · 14th 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.