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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Alabama rates for HCPCS 56605

A small tissue sample is taken from the vulva or the surrounding perineal area to check for causes of symptoms such as a lesion, irritation, or unusual skin changes. The sample is sent to a lab for evaluation under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vulvar Skin Biopsy cost?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$79.43$74.13 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$676 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,995Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $51 to $129
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $79

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
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$102

WI $219HI $85.11

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.