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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 7 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$200$151 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$214 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $148 to $5,248Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $120 to $490
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $501professional $200

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
$173.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $214 · 23rd of 51
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.