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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

North Dakota 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 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$269$166 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$120 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $107 to $2,042Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $120 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $162professional $269

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
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$257

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.