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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 October 2026.

How much does Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$195 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$427 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $372 to $525Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $145 to $417
$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$257

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.