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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

South Carolina 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$148 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$380 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,890Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $178

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
$134.90
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
6 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
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$195

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.