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Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

South 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?

$2,057

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,057 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$195$158 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$871 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $646 to $9,333Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $195

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
$199.53
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
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
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55

Where South 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

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$2,057

$195 physician + $1,862 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.