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Cervical Exam With A Small Loop-Electrode Tissue Sample

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 57460

A magnified visual exam of the cervix (colposcopy) is combined with removal of a small tissue sample using a thin, heated wire loop, for further laboratory evaluation. This provides a smaller, more targeted sample than the larger cone-shaped removal used in a related, similar procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Exam With A Small Loop-Electrode Tissue Sample cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $132 to $7,762Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $132 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $275

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
$131.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$275

HI $1,072DC $275

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.