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Internal Cutting of a Narrowed Urethra

South Dakota 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?

$1,474

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,474 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$562$457 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$537 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,365Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $912professional $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. 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
$251.19
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 46th of 50

$1,474

$562 physician + $912 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.