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Vaginal Tissue Biopsy

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$100 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$85.11 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,862Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $79 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $170professional $138

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
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
7 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
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th 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.