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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Rhode Island 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?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $251.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,802Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $309
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,230professional $174

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
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $191 · 47th 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.