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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Indiana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$166$117 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$525 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $195 to $5,129Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $105 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $166

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
$117.49
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
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
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$178

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.