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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Nevada 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 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$105$74.13 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$93.33 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $56 to $4,365Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $56 to $437
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $105

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
$56.23
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 31st of 51

$110

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.