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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$120$95.50 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,072 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $195 to $3,020Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $89 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $120

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
$102.33
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st 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.