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Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra

Colorado rates for HCPCS 52275

A thin telescope is passed along the urethra into the bladder so the doctor can see inside, and a narrowed, scarred segment of the urethra is cut open from within to widen it. Everything is done through the natural opening, with no external incision. It relieves a slow stream, straining, or incomplete emptying caused by the narrowing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra cost?

$5,666

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,666 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$295 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$3,236 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $603 to $9,772Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $251 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $537

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 6th of 50

$5,666

$537 physician + $5,129 facility

IN $6,811MD $864

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.