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Widening of a Narrowed Urethra Using a Scope

New Mexico 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 July 2026.

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

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$209 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$490 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $224 to $8,913Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $355

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
$213.80
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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.

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$355

HI $1,862RI $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.