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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Utah 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$107$75.86 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,259 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,571Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $54 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $107

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
$79.43
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$112

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.