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Placement of Vaginal Device for Internal Radiation

West 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 October 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$151 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$132 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,413Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $126 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $363professional $200

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
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
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$200

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.