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Vulvar Skin Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$95.50$69.18 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$95.50 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $68 to $5,888Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $56 to $166
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $708professional $95

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
$83.18
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$95.50

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.