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Vaginal Tissue Biopsy

Colorado 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$93.33 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,000 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $120 to $5,129Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $76 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $123

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
$95.50
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$204.17
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
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.77

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$138

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.