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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

North Carolina 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$245$178 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$141 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,089Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $282professional $245

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
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
7 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
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$245

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.