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Cervical Exam With A Small Loop-Electrode Tissue Sample

South Dakota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$692$309 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$309 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,365Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $182 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$692

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.