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Extensive Vaginal Lesion Destruction

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 57065

This destroys one or more abnormal growths on the wall of the vagina using a method such as laser, freezing, an electrical current, or a chemical agent, for an extensive case involving a larger area or several growths. It's the more involved version of the procedure compared to treating a small, simple lesion. No incision or removal of tissue for a specimen is involved; the tissue is destroyed in place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Extensive Vaginal Lesion Destruction cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$263$219 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$776 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,495Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $191 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $263

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
$288.40
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
6 more rates 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$309

AK $871UT $200

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.