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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Illinois 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$200$151 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$209 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,754Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $129 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $200

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
$147.91
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
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
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 51

$200

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.