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Biopsy Of The Urethra

Indiana 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?

$2,839

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,839 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$209$155 to $245
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,230 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $490 to $8,318Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $209

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
$131.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
5 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
$66.07
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 11th of 51

$2,839

$209 physician + $2,630 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.