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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$95.50$74.13 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$759 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,467Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $59 to $148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $95

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
$109.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 25th 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.