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Widening of the Bladder Outlet by Telescope

Iowa rates for HCPCS 52500

A telescope is passed along the urethra to the outlet of the bladder, and the tight ring of tissue there is cut away with an electrical loop to widen the opening. Removing that obstruction lets the bladder empty properly, relieving a slow stream, straining, or incomplete emptying. There is no incision in the skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Widening of the Bladder Outlet by Telescope cost?

$3,982

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$724 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,318 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,318Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $891

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
$724.44
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Oklahoma 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$3,982

$891 physician + $3,090 facility

OK $7,579MT $1,353

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.