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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Rhode Island 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$166 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$447 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,981Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $138 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $209

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$209

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.