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Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

Louisiana 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?

$2,859

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,859 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$204 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,622 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,623Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $182 to $309
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $229

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
$398.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
6 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
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$2,859

$229 physician + $2,630 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.