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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Arizona 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 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$93.33$70.79 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,175 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $126 to $5,623Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $54 to $380
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,291professional $93

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
$851.14
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 32nd of 51

$107

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.