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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Tissue Biopsy cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$102$85.11 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$398 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $74 to $4,074Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $102

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
$72.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
6 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
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$107

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.