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Vaginal Tissue Biopsy

Tennessee 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$110$83.18 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$525 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $132 to $2,570Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $65 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $110

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
$112.20
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
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
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 15th of 51

$135

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.