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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Ohio 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$126 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$372 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $141 to $4,786Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $166

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
$234.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
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
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$178

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.