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Cervical Exam With Removal Of A Cone-Shaped Tissue Sample

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 57461

A magnified visual exam of the cervix (colposcopy) is combined with removal of a cone-shaped piece of cervical tissue using a thin, heated wire loop, taking a larger and deeper sample than a smaller biopsy. This is used both to further evaluate and, often, to treat an area of abnormal cervical cells found on prior screening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cervical Exam With Removal Of A Cone-Shaped Tissue Sample cost?

$324

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 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 $3,981 · 10th to 90th $302 to $19,953Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $155 to $955
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$324

WI $871KY $257

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.