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Widening of the Bladder Outlet by Telescope

Maryland 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?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $1,259.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,754Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $417 to $977
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,660professional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
6 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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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· 45th of 51

$562

OK $2,951UT $302

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.