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Cervical Conization With An Electrical Loop

Maryland rates for HCPCS 57522

Removes a cone-shaped piece of the cervix using a thin wire loop carrying an electric current, which cuts and seals at the same time. It is done to take out abnormal cells found on a smear or colposcopy, and the tissue is examined in the laboratory afterwards. The loop technique is an alternative to cutting the cone out with a scalpel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Conization With An Electrical Loop cost?

$2,405

Typical total for the visit. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,405 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$263 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$316 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,548Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,259
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $363

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
$173.78
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 12.1 times more in Vermont than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMaryland $2,405 · 41st of 51
VT $8,475ME $702

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.