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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 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 $3,981 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$77.62 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$219 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $89 to $12,023Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $60 to $389
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $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
$104.71
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th 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.