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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Tennessee 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$110$77.62 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$603 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $105 to $3,548Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $65 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $110

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
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$120

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.