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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

North Carolina 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 7 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$195$141 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$191 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $135 to $7,079Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $195

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
$177.83
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$13,489.63
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$204

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.