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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Colorado 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$174$141 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,778 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,413Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $112 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $174

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
$165.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$240

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.