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Cervical Conization With An Electrical Loop

West Virginia 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?

$4,237

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,237 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$275 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,512 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $10,965Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $234 to $550
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $347

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,737.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$15,848.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $4,237 · 17th 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.