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Partial Surgical Removal Of The Vulva

Alabama rates for HCPCS 56620

This procedure surgically removes part of the external female genital tissue, known as the vulva, using a simple (non-radical) technique. It's typically performed to treat a localized abnormal area, precancerous change, or limited skin condition rather than an extensive cancer. It removes less tissue than a complete or radical removal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Partial Surgical Removal Of The Vulva cost?

$4,179

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,179 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$537 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$1,738 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,548Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $457 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 11th of 51

$4,179

$631 physician + $3,548 facility

OK $6,446MT $1,806

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.