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Cell Sample Collection From Inside The Cervical Canal

West Virginia 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$126$105 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$138 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,090Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $93 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $126

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
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$741.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$138

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.