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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Indiana 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$93.33$66.07 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,148 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $87 to $7,943Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $58 to $162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $93

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
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 33rd of 51

$105

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.