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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$178$145 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$214 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,148Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $123 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $692professional $178

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
$144.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
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
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$219

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.