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Biopsy Of The Urethra

California rates for HCPCS 53200

Takes a small tissue sample from the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body, so it can be examined under a microscope. It is done to find out what an abnormal area, growth, or narrowing in the urethra actually is.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Urethra cost?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $6,310.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $13,490Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $129 to $309
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $178

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 41.7 times more in Indiana 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.

California· 7th of 50

$4,266

IN $6,166WV $148

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.