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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Tennessee 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$182 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$347 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,995Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $240

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
$251.19
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 16th of 51

$269

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.