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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Minnesota 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$347$234 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$550 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,761Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $138 to $692
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,479professional $347

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
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $363 · 5th of 51
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.