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Urethral Widening With Drug Delivery

Iowa 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $468.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $468 to $8,913Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $162 to $692
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,761professional $372

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Iowa sits

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.

Iowa $468 · 34th of 42
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.