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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

New Mexico 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$148 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,630Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $58 to $316
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,023professional $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
$83.18
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 39th of 51

$102

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.