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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

South 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$295$214 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$195 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,202Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $129 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $295

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
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
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$295

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.