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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$195$170 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$186 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $178 to $380Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $115 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 27th of 51

$200

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.