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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Maryland 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$155$126 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$138 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,047Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $110 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $155

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
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
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
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$166

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.