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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Iowa 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$295$224 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$245 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,802Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $174 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $295

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
$218.78
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
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
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$324

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.