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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 7 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$174$135 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$219 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $120 to $427
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $955professional $174

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
$134.90
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$191

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.