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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Tissue Biopsy cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$81.28 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$282 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $126 to $6,761Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $69 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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· 8th of 51

$170

OK $891HI $87.10

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.