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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Illinois 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$204$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$257 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,631Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $871professional $204

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
$162.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
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
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$204

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.