Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
EXAM/BIOPSY OF VULVA W/SCOPE
Carmichael, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $440 is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($370), higher than 59% of the 1,760 hospitals reporting CPT 56821. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 27 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $130 | $130 | — | — | — | $130 – $130 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $130 | $130 | — | — | — | $130 – $130 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $306 | $306 | — | — | — | $306 – $306 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $309 | $309 | — | — | — | $309 – $309 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 9 | Humana commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 12 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 14 | Anthem medicare|imperial fee schedule · outpatient | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio case rate · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|aco trio calpers case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo tandem case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|calpers case rate · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 22 | Anthem commercial|connection epo case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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