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Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra

Maine 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $4,266Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $269 to $977
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,820professional $550

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$550

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.