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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

Utah 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$158$129 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$166 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $148 to $4,677Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $158

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
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
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
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$166

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.