Urethral Widening With Drug Delivery

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0499T

A scope is passed along the urethra so the narrowed segment can be seen, the narrowing is stretched open mechanically, and medication is delivered directly into the wall of the treated segment to discourage it from scarring closed again. X-ray guidance may be used during the procedure. No external incision is made.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urethral Widening With Drug Delivery cost?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 21 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$309	$178 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5,248	$3,802 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,023Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $162 to $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,630.27 Median $5,495.41 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$2,630.27	$5,495.41	$12,022.64
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $891.25 Median $1,202.26 Typical High $3,311.31	Facility	Global	$891.25	$1,202.26	$3,311.31
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $162.18 Median $371.54 Typical High $478.63	Professional	Global	$162.18	$371.54	$478.63
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $630.96 Median $2,290.87 Typical High $7,413.10	Facility	Global	$630.96	$2,290.87	$7,413.10
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.90 Median $36.31 Typical High $501.19	Professional	Global	$30.90	$36.31	$501.19

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 275.4 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

IN $8,318SC $30.20

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.