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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

New Jersey 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$129 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$257 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,370Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $117 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $166

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
$128.82
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
5 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
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$186

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.