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Laser Removal of Enlarged Prostate Tissue

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 52649

Working through a scope passed along the urethra, a laser peels the enlarged inner portion of the prostate away from its outer shell, and the freed tissue is broken up and suctioned out through the scope. It relieves blocked urine flow from a benign enlarged prostate without any external incision. Controlling bleeding afterward and the smaller scope steps done at the same visit are part of the service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laser Removal of Enlarged Prostate Tissue cost?

$8,656

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,656 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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$1,738$1,259 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$2,138 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $1,738

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
$812.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.2 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

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$8,656

$1,738 physician + $6,918 facility

WI $10,216MT $2,405

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.