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Removal Of Skene's Gland

Alabama rates for HCPCS 53270

This procedure surgically removes one or both small glands located just inside the opening of the female urethra, known as Skene's glands. It is done when one of these glands becomes persistently infected, blocked, or forms a painful cyst or abscess that does not resolve with simpler treatment. Removing the gland relieves pain, swelling, and recurrent infection in that area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Skene's Gland cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 4 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$3,090$1,259 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,754Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $178 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.6 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.

Alabama· 15th of 51

$363

CA $2,630WV $209

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.