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Drainage Of A Skene's Gland Abscess Or Cyst

South Carolina 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 October 2026.

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

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$178 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$955 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $135 to $10,715Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $148 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $219

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
$204.17
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
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
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
7 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
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$229

OK $891FL $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.