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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

South Dakota 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$251$170 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$813 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,943Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $129 to $759
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,884professional $251

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
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$758.58
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $295 · 12th 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.