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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$331$229 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$229 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $110 to $2,399Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $166 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $331

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
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$347

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.