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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$166$105 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$269 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $89 to $3,236Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $69 to $347
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $741professional $166

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
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$174

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.