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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

New Mexico 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$178$145 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$288 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,630Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $112 to $646
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,047professional $178

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
$288.40
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 37th of 51

$186

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.