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Biopsy Of The Urethra

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Biopsy Of The Urethra cost?

$1,664

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,664 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$219 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$1,175 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $324 to $5,495Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $182 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $251

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$6,165.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$323.59
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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

Idaho· 28th of 51

$1,664

$251 physician + $1,413 facility

CO $4,594ND $460

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.