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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Colorado 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$93.33$69.18 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$794 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $102 to $6,026Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $54 to $224
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$89.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$129

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.