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Widening The Opening At The Tip Of The Urethra

Louisiana 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?

$1,995

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $3,467.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $479 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995

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
$151.36
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 34th of 50

$1,995

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.