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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

Tennessee 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 6 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$162$120 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,072 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,981Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $162

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
$288.40
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 26th of 51

$170

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.