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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$166 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,000 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,129Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $219

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
$165.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
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
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$245

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.