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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Ohio 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 9 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 $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$324 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,715Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $115 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $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
$223.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
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
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$174

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.