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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

Colorado 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$145$107 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,318 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,079Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$144.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$588.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$178

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.