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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Louisiana 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 6 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$178$145 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$933 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,266Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $112 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $178

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
$190.55
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$234

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.