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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Missouri 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$95.50$74.13 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$813 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $93 to $5,248Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $56 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $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
$57.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 19th of 51

$123

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.