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Widening The Opening At The Tip Of The Urethra

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$2,036

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,036 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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$174$141 to $224
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,698 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,890Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $102 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 15.6 times more in Colorado 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

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$2,036

$174 physician + $1,862 facility

CO $4,608MT $296

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.