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Vaginal Tissue Biopsy

Alabama rates for HCPCS 57100

This procedure takes a small tissue sample from the lining of the vagina to be examined under a microscope. It is used to check for abnormal cells, infection, or other tissue changes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Tissue Biopsy cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$89.13$74.13 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$603 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,413Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $65 to $138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $89

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
$489.78
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
5 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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Alabama· 36th of 51

$102

WI $282KY $77.62

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.