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Removal Of A Vulvar Growth (Simple)

West Virginia 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 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$174$129 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$120 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,138Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $115 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $174

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
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$933.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$174

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.