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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 8 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$178$138 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$182 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $138 to $5,888Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $110 to $309
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $178

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
$151.36
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$182

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.