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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Kansas 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$74.13 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,023 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $105 to $6,457Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $58 to $141
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $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
$112.20
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 23rd of 51

$115

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.