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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

Alaska rates for HCPCS 57505

This procedure collects a tissue sample by gently scraping the inside of the cervical canal, the passage connecting the vagina and the uterus, for laboratory examination. It is distinct from a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure, and may be performed together with a magnified cervical examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 6 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$372$151 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$145 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,677Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $107 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $224professional $372

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
$338.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$355

OK $1,000HI $107

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.