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Urethral Widening With Drug Delivery

California 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 October 2026.

How much does Urethral Widening With Drug Delivery cost?

$2,042

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $6,457.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $2,042

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where California sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 13th of 35

$2,042

IN $5,370SC $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.