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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Arizona 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$158$129 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$398 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,548Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $158

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
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
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 28th of 51

$200

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.