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Widening The Opening At The Tip Of The Urethra

Iowa rates for HCPCS 53020

Makes a small cut to enlarge the opening at the tip of the urethra when it has become too narrow and is slowing or spraying the urine stream. Widening the opening restores a normal flow. This version applies to patients beyond infancy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening The Opening At The Tip Of The Urethra cost?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $5,248.

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 $3,802 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,244Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $102 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $229

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,606.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 100.0 times more in Maine 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.

Iowa· 27th of 50

$2,570

ME $9,120WV $91.20

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.