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Simple Incision Of The Hymen

Alaska rates for HCPCS 56442

This minor procedure makes a small incision to open the hymen, the thin tissue that partially covers the entrance to the vagina. It is done to relieve a blockage that is preventing normal menstrual flow or causing pain, or for other medical reasons requiring the opening to be enlarged. It is typically a quick procedure done under local or light anesthesia.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Simple Incision Of The Hymen cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$105 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,570 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $316 to $9,772Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $50 to $275
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$288.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 10th of 51

$195

OK $1,000KY $47.86

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.