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Partial Surgical Removal Of The Vulva

North Carolina 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?

$2,905

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,905 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$676 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,000 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $741 to $5,754Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $955

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
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
12 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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$2,905

$955 physician + $1,950 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.