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Scope Opening of Blocked Ejaculatory Ducts

Alabama rates for HCPCS 52402

Passes a thin telescope through the urinary channel and cuts or removes tissue to open the blocked ducts that carry semen into the urethra. It is done for men whose ducts are obstructed, which can cause low semen volume, pelvic pain, or infertility. No external incision is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scope Opening of Blocked Ejaculatory Ducts cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$269 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,738 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,266Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $234 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,266professional $309

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
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$513

OK $1,950NY $269

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.