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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Georgia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$107$77.62 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,230 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $138 to $5,623Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $62 to $234
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $107

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
$81.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 16th of 51

$126

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.