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Colposcopy Exam Of The Cervix

Iowa rates for HCPCS 57452

A doctor uses a colposcope, a lighted magnifying instrument, to look closely at the cervix and the adjoining upper vagina for abnormal cells or tissue changes. It is most often done to follow up an abnormal cervical screening result and to decide whether a biopsy is needed. The colposcope stays outside the body and magnifies the view; only a speculum is inserted, as in a routine pelvic exam.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Colposcopy Exam Of The Cervix cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$224$117 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$347 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $155 to $6,761Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $98 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $224

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
$154.88
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$251

WI $363DC $110

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.