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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Montana 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$174$138 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$209 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,259Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $123 to $646
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $263professional $174

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 29th of 51

$195

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.