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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$158 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$525 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $234 to $6,761Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $123 to $776
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,951professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $282 · 8th of 51
OK $724MT $148

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.