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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$166$107 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$251 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,291Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $95 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $166

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 21st 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.