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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

Alabama 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 4 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$145$105 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$692 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $562 to $2,399Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $200
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $891professional $145

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
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$145

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.