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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Florida 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 Florida, 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 $3,090 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 8 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$66.07 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,318 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $550 to $9,772Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $51 to $170
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $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
$380.19
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st 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.