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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Michigan 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$162$135 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$550 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $234 to $3,802Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $89 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $162

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
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$170

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.