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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 6 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$158$123 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,311 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $234 to $10,471Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $158

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
$204.17
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$178

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.