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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Georgia 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$214$166 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$372 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,548Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $214

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
$141.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
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
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 16th of 51

$234

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.