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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Virginia 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 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$214$166 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$209 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $158 to $6,918Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $407professional $214

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
$194.98
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,479.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$229

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.