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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Iowa 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$155$91.20 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$245 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $117 to $6,761Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $71 to $407
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $155

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
$117.49
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$166

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.