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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Louisiana 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $407 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$195$155 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$245 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,698Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $132 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $407professional $195

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
$288.40
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
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
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$209

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.