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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Connecticut 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$115$85.11 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,388 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,511Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $115

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
$1,445.44
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$135

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.