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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Arkansas 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$162$138 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$575 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,820Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $110 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $162

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
$162.18
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arkansas· 39th of 51

$182

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.