CPT 56821 · 1,078 hospitals reporting

Colposcopy vulva w/biopsy

The same procedure costs $59 at one hospital and $6,362 at another — a 108× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $394.

Cheapest published

$59

15 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,078 hospitals

$394

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$6,362

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

265 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$492	$394	—	—	4 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$492	$394	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$492	$394	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$492	$394	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$492	$394	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$492	$394	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$492	$394	—	—	4 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$492	$394	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$492	$394	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$492	$394	—	—	3 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$492	$394	—	—	5 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$492	$394	—	—	4 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$492	$394	—	—	5 insurers
NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$790	$395	$138	$766	5 insurers
UPHS MARQUETTE DLP HOSPITAL	MI	$652	$391	—	—	0 insurers
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$489	$391	—	—	5 insurers
STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$489	$391	—	—	5 insurers
USA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	AL	$1,088	$399	—	—	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	NJ	$1,088	$399	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC	TN	$1,088	$399	—	—	5 insurers
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$404	$404	—	—	5 insurers
MONTEFIORE ST LUKE'S CORNWALL	NY	—	$380	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES	MN	$1,017	$408	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL	MN	$1,017	$408	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$1,017	$408	—	—	5 insurers
FAIRVIEW NORTHLAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL	MN	$1,017	$408	—	—	4 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL	MN	$1,017	$408	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL	MN	$1,017	$408	—	—	5 insurers
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CADILLAC HOSPITAL	MI	$443	$377	—	—	3 insurers
ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER	IL	$825	$413	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$594	$416	—	—	4 insurers
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$365	$365	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL	WI	—	$361	$133	$656	0 insurers
MARY BRIDGE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	WA	$1,069	$428	—	—	1 insurers
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$719	$360	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$783	$431	—	—	5 insurers
FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL	WI	$783	$431	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$445	$356	—	—	5 insurers
M HEALTH FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL	MN	$1,017	$432	—	—	5 insurers
USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL	CA	$1,012	$354	—	—	5 insurers