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Simple Incision Of The Hymen

Virginia 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$47.86 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,047 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $62 to $9,550Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $43 to $85
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $54

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
$52.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$2,570.40
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
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$5,128.61
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
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 49th of 51

$56.23

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.