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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Utah 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$141 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$200 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,169Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $123 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $162

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
$158.49
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
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
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 46th of 51

$170

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.