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Scope Removal Of Blocking Tissue In The Urethra

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 52400

Passes a scope along the urethra and cuts or burns away flaps of tissue that obstruct the flow of urine, a blockage present from birth. Clearing the obstruction lets the bladder empty properly and protects the kidneys from back pressure. No skin incision is made.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scope Removal Of Blocking Tissue In The Urethra cost?

$3,060

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,060 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$589 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,259 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $501 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$3,060

$661 physician + $2,399 facility

CO $6,874MT $1,466

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.