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In stratified analyses, we found that high income was positively associated with odds of colposcopic biopsy in all strata of health coverage and that among those in the highest income category, private insurance remained an indicator of colposcopic biopsy use. Our findings raise the possibility that among women with ASCUS, there is an overuse of colposcopic biopsy by high-income and privately insured women who are likely to be at low risk of cervical malignancies.