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Widening of a Narrowed Urethra Using a Scope

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 52281

This procedure uses a scope passed through the urethra to measure and gently widen a section of the urethra that has become narrowed by scar tissue, sometimes along with a small incision at the urinary opening to enlarge it. It is used to relieve difficulty urinating caused by this kind of narrowing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Widening of a Narrowed Urethra Using a Scope cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$162 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$1,096 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,890Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $30 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Utah. 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.

Hawaii· 43rd of 51

$316

WI $851UT $288

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.