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Vaginal Tissue Biopsy

Iowa 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$170$126 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$138 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $95 to $3,802Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $93 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $170

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
$125.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
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
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$174

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.