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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 9 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$170$129 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,096 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $224 to $9,550Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $115 to $372
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $170

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
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 28th of 51

$209

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.