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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

Louisiana 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 5 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$115 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$676 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,467Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $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
$151.36
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$182

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.