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Magnified Cervix Exam With Biopsy And Canal Scraping

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$240$162 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$209 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $155 to $8,710Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $724
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $741professional $240

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
$147.91
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 23rd 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.