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Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra

Illinois 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?

$2,147

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,147 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$302 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$871 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $468 to $5,623Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $525

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
$467.74
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 39th of 50

$2,147

$525 physician + $1,622 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.