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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Utah 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$174 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$200 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $132 to $4,571Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $204

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
$131.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
1 more rate 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
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 41st of 51

$204

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.