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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Oregon 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$229 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$302 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,148Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $141 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $339

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
$213.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$363

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.