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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Alaska rates for HCPCS 57421

A doctor uses a magnifying instrument called a colposcope to closely examine the vagina and takes a small tissue sample (biopsy) from an area that looks abnormal. It is used to investigate abnormal findings and obtain tissue for a definite diagnosis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 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$479$191 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$182 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,512Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $135 to $891
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $302professional $479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$831.76

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $457 · 3rd of 51
OK $759DC $151

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.