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Steroid Injection Into A Narrowed Urethra

California rates for HCPCS 52283

A telescope is passed along the urethra so that steroid medicine can be injected directly into a scarred, narrowed section of the passage. The steroid softens the scar tissue and slows it re-forming, which helps a narrowing stay open after it has been treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Steroid Injection Into A Narrowed Urethra cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $8,318.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $13,804Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $178 to $589
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,754professional $331

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
$2,137.96
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 3rd of 50

$5,495

IN $6,607WV $324

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.