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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

North Dakota 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$219 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$148 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,698Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $148 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $174professional $282

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
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
4 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
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$282

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.