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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Delaware 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$129 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$191 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,698Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $115 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
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
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$170

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.