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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$135 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$646 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,445Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $120 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $166

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$195

WI $501KY $135

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.