How much does colposcopy with biopsy cost in California?
CPT 57454 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for California.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
57454 Colposcopy with biopsy
Ask to pay
$608
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$568
Medicare $304
Ask $608
$68 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $31,384
What Medicare paysⓘ
$304
Typical price near you
$568
Cash / self-pay price
$773
Prices near you — 81 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Bakersfield (Bakersfield) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $68cash | 0.2× | — |
| UCI Medical Center (Orange) | Hospital | $82cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage) | Hospital | $151cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Clovis Community Medical Center (Clovis) | Hospital | $177negotiated | 0.6× | — |
| Community Regional Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $185negotiated | 0.6× | — |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (Encinitas) | Hospital | $247cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $247cash | 0.8× | — |
| Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla) | Hospital | $247cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (San Diego) | Hospital | $247cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (La Jolla) | Hospital | $247cash | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) | Hospital | $254negotiated | 0.8× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $256negotiated | 0.8× | ★★★★★ |
| UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $266cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| USC Arcadia Hospital (Arcadia) | Hospital | $301cash | 1.0× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $377cash | 1.2× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $386negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $386negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. Bernardine Medical Center (San Bernardino) | Hospital | $386negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $386negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $386negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield) | Hospital | $386negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Natividad Medical Center (Salinas) | Hospital | $388cash | 1.3× | — |
| Sutter Memorial Medical Center (Modesto) | Hospital | $392negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside) | Hospital | $392negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity Mercy General Hospital (Sacramento) | Hospital | $400negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $419negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $421negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $425negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Joseph's Medical Center (Stockton) | Hospital | $432negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| Sutter Eden Medical Center (Castro Valley) | Hospital | $433negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| Dignity Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael) | Hospital | $440negotiated | 1.4× | — |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center (Fullerton) | Hospital | $445cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City) | Hospital | $446negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $568negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) | Hospital | $568negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Fountain Valley (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $568negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| UCI Health – Placentia Linda (Placentia) | Hospital | $568negotiated | 1.9× | — |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital (Orange) | Hospital | $645cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Mercy Medical Center Redding (Redding) | Hospital | $647cash | 2.1× | — |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda) | Hospital | $723cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center (Visalia) | Hospital | $760cash | 2.5× | — |
| MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center (Laguna Hills) | Hospital | $773cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $773cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (Fountain Valley) | Hospital | $773cash | 2.5× | — |
| Stanford Health Care (Stanford) | Hospital | $807cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $946cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center (Fontana) | Hospital | $946cash | 3.1× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente San Diego Zion Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $946cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $955cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $970negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $970negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $970negotiated | 3.2× | — |
| Riverside University Health System Medical Center (Moreno Valley) | Hospital | $1,005cash | 3.3× | — |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $1,056negotiated | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital (Coronado) | Hospital | $1,180cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital (San Diego) | Hospital | $1,180cash | 3.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (Chula Vista) | Hospital | $1,180cash | 3.9× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,203cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence St. Mary Medical Center (Apple Valley) | Hospital | $1,247negotiated | 4.1× | — |
| Providence Mission Hospital (Mission Viejo) | Hospital | $1,256negotiated | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $1,495cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (San Francisco) | Hospital | $1,686cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center (Fresno) | Hospital | $1,686cash | 5.5× | — |
| Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (Sacramento) | Hospital | $1,686cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) | Hospital | $2,228negotiated | 7.3× | — |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (Santa Rosa) | Hospital | $2,238negotiated | 7.4× | — |
| JFK Memorial Hospital (Indio) | Hospital | $2,420negotiated | 8.0× | — |
| UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest & Jacobs Medical Center (San Diego) | Hospital | $2,524cash | 8.3× | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) | Hospital | $2,804negotiated | 9.2× | — |
| Dignity Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz) | Hospital | $3,148negotiated | 10.3× | — |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (Pomona) gross charge | Hospital | $3,452negotiated | 11.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (Oakland) gross charge | Hospital | $3,655cash | 12.0× | — |
| Sutter CPMC Van Ness Campus (San Francisco) gross charge | Hospital | $3,655cash | 12.0× | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach) gross charge | Hospital | $4,100negotiated | 13.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose) gross charge | Hospital | $4,758negotiated | 15.6× | — |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley (Pleasanton) gross charge | Hospital | $5,227negotiated | 17.2× | — |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa) gross charge | Hospital | $5,896negotiated | 19.4× | — |
| Rady Children's Hospital (San Diego) gross charge | Hospital | $6,012negotiated | 19.8× | — |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) gross charge | Hospital | $7,968negotiated | 26.2× | — |
| Sharp Grossmont Hospital (La Mesa) gross charge | Hospital | $15,750cash | 51.8× | ★★★★★ |
| John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center (Walnut Creek) gross charge | Hospital | $31,384cash | 103.2× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 12 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 57454 (Colposcopy with biopsy), Medicare's benchmark rate is $304.19. A fair self-pay target for this line is $608.38. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 57454 is $773.00, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $386.50–$1,590.40. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 57454 cost in California?
For colposcopy with biopsy (CPT 57454) in California, a fair self-pay price is around $568, with hospitals ranging from $386 to $1,590 across 81 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $304, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does colposcopy with biopsy cost in California?
A fair self-pay price for colposcopy with biopsy (CPT 57454) in California is around $568, with hospital prices ranging from $386 to $1,590 across 81 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 57454?
Medicare pays about $304 for colposcopy with biopsy (CPT 57454). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of colposcopy with biopsy?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.