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Widening The Opening At The Tip Of The Urethra

New York 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $6,026.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $148 to $8,913
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981

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
$120.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13

Where New York 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.

New York· 14th of 50

$3,981

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.