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Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra

North Carolina 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?

$1,514

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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$537$316 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$537 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $288 to $7,413Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $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
$398.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,514

$537 physician + $977 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.