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Surgical Removal Of Prostate Tissue Through The Urethra

Alaska rates for HCPCS 52601

This procedure removes excess prostate tissue that is blocking urine flow, using an instrument passed through the urethra rather than an external incision. It's commonly performed to treat an enlarged prostate causing urinary symptoms such as difficulty urinating or a weak stream. It also addresses control of any bleeding during the same procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of Prostate Tissue Through The Urethra cost?

$9,558

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,558 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$1,318 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$4,898 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $19,055Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,715
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $2,951

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$29,512.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,786.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,244.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Wisconsin 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

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$9,558

$2,951 physician + $6,607 facility

WI $9,877MT $2,001

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.