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Opening The Prostate Channel Through A Scope

California rates for HCPCS 0619T

Treats urinary blockage from an enlarged prostate by widening the prostate section of the urinary channel from inside, using instruments passed along a scope through the urethra. The narrowed passage is opened out rather than having prostate tissue cut away or burnt out, and imaging may be used during the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Prostate Channel Through A Scope cost?

$10,471

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,918 to $13,804.

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 $10,471 · 10th to 90th $6,026 to $17,783Professionalmedian $19,498 · 10th to 90th $19,498 to $19,498
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,471professional $19,498

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$36,307.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 645.7 times more in North Carolina 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· 6th of 46

$10,471

NC $19,498SC $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.