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Partial Surgical Removal Of The Vulva

South 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?

$2,855

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,855 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$437 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,445 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,000Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $105 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $617

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
$645.65
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
11 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
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54

Where South 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

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$2,855

$617 physician + $2,239 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.