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Cervical Conization With An Electrical Loop

South Carolina 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?

$5,867

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$372$282 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$646 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $331 to $11,220Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,413
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $372

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
$331.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Carolina 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 feeSouth Carolina $5,867 · 6th 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.