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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Oregon 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 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$145$87.10 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$138 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $93 to $5,129Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $60 to $331
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $174professional $145

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
$147.91
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$148

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.