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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Delaware 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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 4 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$85.11$57.54 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$2,692 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $132 to $9,120Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $54 to $200
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $7,244professional $85

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
$177.83
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$89.13

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.