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Vaginal Colposcopy With Biopsy

West 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 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 $1,622 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 5 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$162$123 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$178 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,754Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $115 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $162

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
$125.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,023.29
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$170

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.