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Surgical Removal Of Prostate Tissue Through The Urethra

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$11,405

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,405 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,471 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$933$832 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,471$6,761 to $19,055

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $24,547Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,802
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $10,471professional $933

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$24,547.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Delaware than in North Dakota. 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

South Carolina· 5th of 51

$11,405

$933 physician + $10,471 facility

DE $13,215ND $2,208

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.