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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Kentucky 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$129$107 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$209 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,890Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $93 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $129

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
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$141

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.