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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Missouri 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$158 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$417 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,370Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $132 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $191

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
$138.04
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
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
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 33rd of 51

$191

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.