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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Colorado 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$178 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $240 to $8,511Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $234

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$269

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.