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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 October 2026.

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

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$295$234 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$275 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,495Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $166 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $295

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
$234.42
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
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
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$324

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.