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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$170$135 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,259 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $214 to $5,623Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $170

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 35th of 51

$186

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.