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Drainage Of A Skene's Gland Abscess Or Cyst

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 53060

This procedure drains a collection of infected fluid (an abscess) or a fluid-filled cyst that has formed in one of the small glands near the opening of the urethra. The clinician numbs the area, opens the swollen gland, and releases the trapped fluid to relieve pain and swelling. It is a minor, localized procedure typically done in an office or outpatient setting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of A Skene's Gland Abscess Or Cyst cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$204 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$166 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,129Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $166 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $363

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
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

North Dakota· 13th of 51

$331

CA $2,455WV $182

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.