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Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

North Carolina 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?

$2,040

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,040 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$302$229 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$977 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,129Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $186 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $302

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
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
8 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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$2,040

$302 physician + $1,738 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.