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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

North Dakota 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 5 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$155$91.20 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$60.26 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $60 to $2,692Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $60 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $91professional $155

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
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$208.93

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$155

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.