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Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

Minnesota 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?

$1,903

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,903 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$389$295 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$363 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $166 to $6,310Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $204 to $724
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $389

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 35th of 51

$1,903

$389 physician + $1,514 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.