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Vaginal Tissue Biopsy

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Tissue Biopsy cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$100$72.44 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$123 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $79 to $9,772Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $65 to $240
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $100

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
$72.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$105

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.