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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$141$89.13 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$955 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $537 to $13,490Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $65 to $363
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $141

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
$954.99
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th 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.