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Magnified Cervix Exam With Biopsy And Canal Scraping

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 57454

A magnifying instrument is used to closely examine the cervix, and small tissue samples are taken from the cervix along with a gentle scraping of the cervical canal to check the cells lining it. It is commonly done as a follow-up to an abnormal Pap smear result.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Magnified Cervix Exam With Biopsy And Canal Scraping cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$257$166 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$214 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,802Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $135 to $692
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $417professional $257

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
$165.96
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$263

WI $589DE $162

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.