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Widening The Opening At The Tip Of The Urethra

North Carolina 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $5,754.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $107 to $7,586
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,631

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
$154.88
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 100.0 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $3,631 · 17th of 50
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.