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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Alaska rates for HCPCS 56501

This procedure destroys a growth on the vulva, such as a wart, using a method like heat, freezing, or a chemical agent, without cutting it out as a specimen. It is typically done for a small, straightforward growth in an office setting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple) cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $589 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$229 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$309 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $219 to $4,677Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $145 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $589professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,174.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$550

AK $550KY $141

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.