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Scope Opening of Blocked Ejaculatory Ducts

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Scope Opening of Blocked Ejaculatory Ducts cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $331.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $7,244Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $251 to $708
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $275

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in California 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$275

CA $4,571WV $275

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.