go back

Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 56440

Surgery to treat a cyst of the Bartholin gland, a small gland near the opening of the vagina. Instead of removing the cyst, the surgeon opens it and stitches its edges to form a small permanent pouch so fluid can drain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization cost?

$1,846

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$166 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$794 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,169Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $151 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $186

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
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,818.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
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
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$1,846

$186 physician + $1,660 facility

CO $4,634MT $570

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.