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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$151 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$661 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $219 to $3,467Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. 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· 19th of 51

$229

OK $759DC $151

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.