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Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra

Washington, DC 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?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $1,698.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,762Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $257 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in California than in Michigan. 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$603

CA $3,388MI $490

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.