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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$170$135 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$132 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,072Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $105 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $151professional $170

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
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$724.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$170

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.