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Radical Vulvectomy With Groin Lymph Node Removal

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 56637

Surgery for vulvar cancer that removes the whole vulva together with the deeper tissue beneath it, and also takes out the lymph nodes in the groin. Removing the nodes shows whether the cancer has spread and reduces the chance of it returning there. It is major surgery, often followed by reconstruction and sometimes by radiation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radical Vulvectomy With Groin Lymph Node Removal cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,995.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,995
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $1,288

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
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$47,863.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$1,288

CA $8,128DC $1,288

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.