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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 July 2026.

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

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 8 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$316$191 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$295 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $219 to $3,311Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $129 to $589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $407professional $316

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
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $339 · 7th 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.