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Bartholin Gland Cyst Marsupialization

Virginia 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?

$3,160

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,160 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$182 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$871 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $240 to $9,550Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $166 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $209

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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
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
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 13th of 51

$3,160

$209 physician + $2,951 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.