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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

Vermont 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $214.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $427 to $525Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $132 to $316
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $427professional $195

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $195 · 45th 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.