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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Arkansas 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 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$87.10$70.79 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$575 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,820Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $54 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $87

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
$79.43
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 44th of 51

$100

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.