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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Missouri 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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$170$135 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$603 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,677Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $120 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $170

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
$147.91
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 36th of 51

$182

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.