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Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

Maryland 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?

$1,821

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,821 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$200$174 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$933 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,754Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $155 to $372
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $200

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
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
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 41st of 51

$1,821

$200 physician + $1,622 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.