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Cervix Exam With Cervical Canal Cell Sample

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 57456

This procedure uses a magnifying instrument to closely examine the cervix and nearby vaginal tissue for abnormal areas, and includes scraping a small tissue sample from inside the cervical canal for laboratory testing. It does not involve taking a biopsy from the visible surface of the cervix itself in this particular version of the exam.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cervix Exam With Cervical Canal Cell Sample cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$148 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$100 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $78 to $851Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $120 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $126professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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· 12th of 51

$204

WI $417KY $129

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.