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Incision Into the Urine Channel

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 53000

A cut made from the outside into the urethra, the channel carrying urine out of the body, performed as a procedure in its own right rather than as part of a larger operation. It is used to relieve a blockage, to let infected material drain, or to create an opening through which urine can pass.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Incision Into the Urine Channel cost?

$166

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $2,754.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $158 to $7,762Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $302
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $158

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
$158.49
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$166

CA $3,236WV $158

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.