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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 October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple) cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $661 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$355$240 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$263 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,074Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $182 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $355

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
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$372

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.